Andria's story is a rallying wake-up call that shows what life is really like for schoolchildren today, and a moving insight into the extraordinary people shaping the next generation. Zafirakou's generosity offers a gleam of hope in a world that can seem unremittingly dark' Guardian Those who can, teach" is the slogan spearheading a renewed campaign to recruit more people into teaching posts in England and Wales. I never teach my pupils; I only attempt to provide the conditions in which they can learn.’–Albert Einstein

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A great teacher can teach Calculus with a paper clip and literature in an empty field. Technology is just another tool, not a destination.’–UnknownWe have got a real challenge in some shortage subjects and in London and the South East - and we are doing everything we can to meet it," Ms Morris said. Those who are left behind are crying out for a reduction in bureaucracy and improvements in discipline. The greatest sign of success for a teacheris to be able to say, ‘The children are now working as if I did not exist.’–Maria Montessori What does this mean for teachers? It means for any teacher worth their salt, the response ‘that’s just how it is’ isn’t an option. It means formulaic processes of achieving a goal can’t simply be mastered in rote fashion and applied indefinitely. It means ‘when it feels right’ isn’t a sufficient explanation, and identifying why makes all the difference. It also means the less common aspects of a role or task aren’t likely to fall victim to extinction. This is a current, dynamic, reader-friendly text that helps students make informed decisions about entering teacher education programs. The text uses multiple sources to provide high interactivity, while the authors' direct, conversational voice invites students to reflect on the problems and satisfactions of teaching. This edition delves deeply into national, state, and local educational policies to familiarize teachers with the impact that policy will have on their everyday lives in classrooms

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A prizewinning teacher makes clear how little government understands about what goes on in schools . . . Those Who Can, Teach is a response to the government's scattergun approach to education, a plea for them to take notice of the pressures teachers are increasingly placed under, and how education policy is damaging young people. [Zafirakou's] simple, direct style often feels close to a manifesto But we also need to look to the future. Delivering and sustaining improvements in standards will require a steady a flow of high quality teachers. That's why this campaign is so important." This is a teacher who went out and spent over sixty pounds of her own money to buy a uniform in Asda for a boy who had no chance of getting one from home; this is a teacher who took one boy's clothes to the school washing machine during PE lessons so he'd have them clean and dry afterwards . . . You can call this good teaching; what it looks like is love . . . Art is, like music, the universal language, and what's striking is how many children, who find it near impossible to communicate in any other way, can communicate through art . . . That's the lesson of story after story; the most difficult children can come into their own when they learn that they are good at something, at art, and are recognised as goodBeyond these challenges, a teacher need be aware of when they themselves are forcing their own beliefs upon their students. A teacher’s job ends at educating, and does not extend to indoctrination. Perhaps put best by Amos Bronson Alcott: