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Elevating Teaching Profession.
- Source :
- American Educator; Winter2009/2010, Vol. 33 Issue 4, p3-5, 3p, 2 Black and White Photographs
- Publication Year :
- 2009
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Abstract
- The article discusses how teaching can be elevated professionally. U.S. Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan expounds on the speeches made by then Senator John F. Kennedy, 50 years ago and by Al Shanker, head of the American Federation of Teachers 25 years ago on the urgency of acquiring more and better equipped teachers and how to properly reward them. The author believes that the education system of a century ago need to be modernized to have general transformation. He says that the Obama administration is committed to improving the teaching profession.
- Subjects :
- TEACHING
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0148432X
- Volume :
- 33
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- American Educator
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 47607259