Categories: Educators

State of the Teaching Profession

What are the issues and trends shaping the state of the teaching profession in America today?  edCircuit speaks with educator and author David Greene for insights and opinions. Among the topics they discuss are teachers’ unions, teacher evaluation, and tenure.

 

David Greene is a former 38-year Social Studies teacher and coach. He is also a program consultant for WISE Services, an organization that helps high schools create and run experiential learning programs for seniors. In addition, the author of “Doing the Right Thing: A Teacher Speaks,” is Treasurer of Save Our Schools, and an active blogger and speaker. His blogs have appeared in Diane Ravitch’s website, Education Weekly, U.S. News and World Report, and the Washington Post. You can visit David Greene’s blog at https://dcgmentor.wordpress.com and follow him on Twitter @dcgmentor Greene is a 38-year educator and mentor and author of the book “Doing the Right Thing: A Teacher Speaks.” 

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    David Greene is a former Social Studies teacher and coach. He is also a program consultant for an organization that helps high schools create and run experiential learning programs for seniors. In addition, he is the author of "Doing the Right Thing: A Teacher Speaks,” is the former Treasurer of Save Our Schools and an active blogger and speaker. His blogs have appeared in Diane Ravitch’s website, EdCircuit, Education Weekly, US News and World Report, and the Washington Post. David writes opinon pieces for EdCircuit. - The opinions he expresses here are solely his own.

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David Greene and EdCircuit Staff

David Greene is a former 38-year Social Studies teacher and coach. He is also a program consultant for an organization that helps high schools create and run experiential learning programs for seniors. In addition, he is the author of "Doing the Right Thing: A Teacher Speaks,” is the former Treasurer of Save Our Schools and an active blogger and speaker. His blogs have appeared in Diane Ravitch’s website, EdCircuit, Education Weekly, US News and World Report, and the Washington Post. David writes opinon pieces for EdCircuit. - The opinions he expresses here are solely his own.

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