Want To Improve Staff Productivity? Hire Teachers - By Joseph M. Gravish
Every once in awhile an authors think-piece hits the bulls-eye. A recent article by Elizabeth Green titled Building a Better Teacher (New York Times, March 7, 2010) does just that. But what does this have to do with hospitality? Actually, its a no-brainer.
Ms. Green describes how a veteran educator now working as a turn-around consultant came to the realization that despite all his knowledge and skills, he had no clue how to advise poor-performing schools to accomplish their main purpose: how to teach. So he set about researching what makes a great teacher, how can new teachers be trained to be more effective from their first day in the classroom, and how can the quality of teachers already in classroom be improved.
