The myth of great teachers is dealt with in an article in The Economist. You are not born to be a good teacher. You can most certainly have good or very good facilities just with like everything else in life and society. A really good teacher holds a teacher degree, practice , get feedback, practice , get feedback … Read the article on how methods, different ways to ask questions, the difference in how much knowledge per semester that different teachers deliver etc.

Editorial: How to make a good teacher
Article: Teaching the teachers

According to The Economist, June 2106, 40% of teachers in the OECD have never observed another teacher or given feedback. A new survey conducted by Novus in Sweden during the academic year 2016/2017 only 35 percent of Swedish teachers had someone else – a teacher colleague, a principal or a coach – visiting their classroom during the last two semesters. However, only 11 percent of the teachers indicated that they regularly received constructive feedback after or in connection with the visits. The core of systematic quality assurance – to improving teaching – is a major development area for schools in many countries.

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