1. It's the Teachers.
- Author
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Burris, John E.
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TEACHER training , *SCIENCE education , *MATHEMATICS education , *EDUCATION - Abstract
The author discusses the importance of teachers in science and math education in the U.S. He compares the performance of U.S. students with Finnish students, who score near the top of the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA), which he suggests is related the level of education of teachers in Finland. The author concludes that the way for the U.S. to improve its education system is to improve teacher training.
- Published
- 2012
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