Can You Call Yourself a Teacher After 2 Years?
Bernard Kellie and David Green discuss the absence of a one-size-fits-all instructional manual or playbook for classroom teaching.
David Greene
Bernard Keller is a four decade education veteran, 35 years of which were spent at Stevenson High School in the Bronx, teaching English. He has created innovative methods to teach writing the essay and parts of speech, as well as co-founding an SAT program that operated in Harlem for thirty years.
He has mentored teachers, served as the keynote speaker at graduations and special events, and has facilitated workshops and professional development programs for schools and school districts. Together with his wife, he is the co-founder of BASK Consortium, created to provide viable solutions to ensure healthy, education empowered outcomes and lives. The opinions expressed are solely those of Bernard Keller.
My EdWorld: How to Pick Up the Pieces
by Bernard Keller
Maybe it’s time for me to move on. Maybe I’ve reached the end of this road since my world doesn’t seem to coincide with the world of education as it is presently constructed.
In my world, you can’t be a teacher in two or three years. You CAN teach, but becoming a teacher, that takes time.
In my world, not everybody learns at the same speed or the same level – that means everybody’s NOT going to get an eighty-five or a ninety percent. In my world, there are gonna be some 65’s and some 50’s.