Comments on: What makes a quality teacher? http://teachagiftedkid.com/2006/12/11/what-makes-a-quality-teacher/ Personally, I'm reflecting on life. Professionally, I'm a teacher passionate about advocating for the gifted. Sat, 03 Mar 2012 08:13:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Nancy McKeand http://teachagiftedkid.com/2006/12/11/what-makes-a-quality-teacher/comment-page-1/#comment-44 Nancy McKeand Tue, 12 Dec 2006 01:43:21 +0000 http://teachagiftedkid.com/2006/12/11/what-makes-a-quality-teacher/#comment-44 I was surprised by the things they found DIDN'T matter -- a Master's degree, traditional certification, etc. The importance of literacy was NOT a surprise, though. We need to stress reading and writing in our classrooms, but first we have to develop our own literacy. While we may not need Masters degrees, I wonder if we don't need more education from time to time throughout our careers. It is tied to literacy, I think. And it can improve our subject matter knowledge by keeping us current or by broadening our point of view. It was a good read, Angie. Thanks. I was surprised by the things they found DIDN’T matter — a Master’s degree, traditional certification, etc. The importance of literacy was NOT a surprise, though. We need to stress reading and writing in our classrooms, but first we have to develop our own literacy.

While we may not need Masters degrees, I wonder if we don’t need more education from time to time throughout our careers. It is tied to literacy, I think. And it can improve our subject matter knowledge by keeping us current or by broadening our point of view.

It was a good read, Angie. Thanks.

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