Raise teachers' status

Recent articles and opinion pieces about education fall into two very different camps: those that attack the current system and its chief players (i.e., teachers), and those that urge transforming the profession that undergirds the whole system. NCTAF stands front and center in the latter camp, long-committed to changing the way we “do” education by reinventing the role of the educator. The four pieces highlighted below take this stance and urge us to revisit some ingrained cultural assumptions around teaching and challenge us to think--and act--differently to transform education. We draw these to your attention and encourage you to join in a dialogue here.
U.S. Is Urged to Raise Teachers’ Status (Featuring NCTAF Board Director Steve Paine)
Room for Debate: How to Raise the Status of Teachers
What I Learned at School
How Teacher Development Could Revolutionize Our Schools