De superleraar bestaat niet

In the TED-style talk above, Elden told attendees at the recent Education Writers Association conference that the super teacher myth—which she aspired to in her first year—is driven by the media and politicians. They promote the narrative that teachers must be a "force of nature" that "does not need support from colleagues, does not need a full night's sleep, and with the right training, doesn't really need experience." As a result, when teaching starts to get tough—as it inevitably does—all the "good intentions and training" a teacher's received can only take her so far. The result is that half of all teachers leave the profession within five years. In low-income communities, Elden says, half quit within three years. That means students who really need a seasoned teacher who won't be completely disillusioned by a lesson going wrong are left in the hands of neophytes.

There's No Such Thing as a Super Teacher - Education - GOOD

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