Building a Better Teacher: How Teaching Works • Abstract

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What makes a good teacher? A simple question, but one that is actually difficult to answer.

Are good teachers made, or born? Can we define the qualities of a good teacher, or do you just know it when you see it?

Many researchers have attempted to uncover what it is that makes a truly great teacher great. These blinks offer an inside look into this research as well as the history of pedagogy, or the study of education, and how it has changed over time.

In these blinks, you'll learn about the challenges faced by the education system in America, and why it's lagging behind the rest of the world – even though some of the best pedagogical research comes from the United States.

In the following blinks, you'll also learn:

why a burger from McDonald’s proved the value of education to an investor;

why strict discipline is counterproductive to effective learning; and

why math is important for today’s pupils now more than ever.

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