Successful Teachers, Successful Students : Recruiting and Supporting Society’s Most Crucial Profession
Successful teachers are likely to be the first role models that young people encounter outside the home. They teach content, make learning fun, shape students’ attitudes, exemplify empathy, teach teamwork and respect, and build student confidence i...
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| Format: | Report |
| Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2022
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099620005202216684/P16987807ddafb0e608f6f0a4f469c27c01 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/37474 |
| Summary: | Successful teachers are likely to be
the first role models that young people encounter outside
the home. They teach content, make learning fun, shape
students’ attitudes, exemplify empathy, teach teamwork and
respect, and build student confidence in several ways.
Effective teachers prepare students for a world where they
must interact with others, adapt quickly to change, and
where success will hinge on knowledge as well as attitudes
and behavior. Helping young people develop these skills is a
complex task, especially when many come from deprived
backgrounds. It requires routine human interface with people
who combine deep knowledge, a conviction that all students
can succeed, and empathy. Successful teachers are
irreplaceable in this task and will remain irreplaceable in
the future. Coronavirus (COVID-19)-related school closures
changed the nature of interactions between students and
teachers around the world. While students in some school
systems remained in regular contact with their teachers
through technology-enabled classes and continued to learn,
many did not. School closures will take place in the future,
if not worldwide, then in individual countries for a variety
of reasons. To be effective, teachers must also be able to
use technology effectively to ensure learning beyond school
walls, navigate unpredictable circumstances, and be flexible
based on student needs. Teachers are successful when teacher
policies are designed and implemented in a manner that
attracts high-ability individuals, and prepares, supports
and motivates them to become high performing teachers. This
paper describes the vision and key principles guiding the
world bank’s support to countries on teachers. |
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