We will clarify that connection, because we know that standards and assessments can provide opportunities to develop meaningful teaching and learning experiences. We will work with teachers to spread their influence and expand their professional opportunities. I suspect that most of us have had a Professor Maher in our lives a teacher who transcended the status quo to transform us in a significant way. I do not know what personal circumstances Professor Maher, who passed away several years ago, faced in developing and honing his skills. But clearly he had analyzed what worked for him and helped him reach his students.
Outstanding teachers reform education by learning to do what is necessary to turn lives around.
Professor Maher did that for me. We have an obligation to help more teachers do the same for their students. ETS on the Issues directory. All rights reserved. This entire site protected by copyright.