Word: classroom
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...country, and teachers are being held accountable for seeing that all children reach them. One survey found that 40% of public school teachers would not go into teaching if they had to choose a career again. According to the federal Department of Education, 30% of new teachers leave the classroom within the first three years. Those who stay feel overworked, underpaid, underappreciated--and poorly prepared...
...many Harvard students mistakenly assume the fact that having sat in the same classroom as John F. Kennedy '40 or used the same toilet as Henry A. Kissinger '50 somehow reflects on their character or means that they deserve to be revered as members of both the pantheon of Harvard heroes and America's mythical hallowed elite...
...three long, nerve-racking hours, these folks are in charge of our lives. They decide everything from where we sit in the classroom to when we can use the bathroom...
...exploration of sources; require weekly or semi-weekly essays, or problem sets in the form of coherent essays, on prescribed topics related to the reading assignments; supply prompt and expert feedback on the essays; allow students to revise each essay in the light of discussion leaders' comments and classroom discussions; hold well-organized and skillfully directed semi-weekly discussions...
Having students read each other's papers is a simple and logical change that, at little cost, could dramatically enhance the quality of the work we produce and the effectiveness of the classroom environment. When the stakes are as high as 2.7 million hours, it's a change that's certainly worth...