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An Effective, Research-Based Instructional Approach to Meet the Needs of All Students: Direct Instruction. The Case for Employing Direct Instruction in America's Schools: Examples and Explanations for Administrative Personnel
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Hill, Jacqueline; MacMillan, Bob – Online Submission, 2004
Low-test scores in literacy and mathematics have resulted in increased accountability for educators, as evidenced by statewide "high stakes: testing. The push by federal and state mandates, such as the "No Child Left Behind" Act and the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) have increased the amount of teaching and…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Teaching Methods, Administrator Role, Instructional Leadership
Why I Will Not Become a Teacher
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Wolter-Gustafson, Melissa – Teacher Education Quarterly, 2004
The author of this article describes why, while as a student in the Northeastern University teacher preparation program, she chose not to become a teacher in the public schools. She felt that her philosophy of education, stemming from the concept of the person-centered classroom as espoused by Carl Rogers and Jerome Freiberg in "Freedom to…
Descriptors: Educational Philosophy, High Stakes Tests, Accountability, Independent Study