Good Teachers Are Critical, but They Aren’t Enough [PSMag.com]
It was the first day of classes at an elementary school in Florida. In just a few moments, my first group of 4th graders would walk into my classroom. Feeling both excited and nervous, I knew I was ready to launch this new chapter in life as a teacher. As I welcomed my students, all 28 of them, I thought about how I would be the great teacher, the one who would inspire and challenge them. But the first hour passed, and hours turned into days and then weeks, and my idealistic vision of the...