Teaching – Do it for your country

President Obama’s State of the Union speech had a big focus on education including a new policy called ‘Race to the Top’ replacing the ideology of the No Child Left Behind Act.

However I know very little about American education to make any particularly informed comment so instead I leave you with this quote:

“To every young person listening tonight who’s contemplating their career choice: If you want to make a difference in the life of our nation; if you want to make a difference in the life of a child – become a teacher. Your country needs you.”

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Stephanie is a teacher of a fabulous class of year 7/8 students (11-13 year olds). She bakes, goes to the gym and geeks out in Wellington, New Zealand.

Posted on January 29, 2011, in education in the news, international education, why did you become a teacher? and tagged , , . Bookmark the permalink. Leave a Comment.

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