The Huffington Post – Sean McComb
“…our collective focus might better fall on the annual convening of education ministers and union leaders known as the International Summit on the Teaching Profession. The 2016 iteration took place in Berlin in early March, convening 23 countries around the theme of “teachers’ professional learning and growth: Creating the conditions to achieve quality teaching for excellent learning outcomes.” At the conclusion of two days of cross-national discussions, informed by OECD data and local contexts, each nation made three commitments to their international colleagues. The US, rarely sheepish on international commitments, made four…If we want exceptional people to hear and heed the call to teach, if we want children to have compelling experiences in school, if we want promising opportunities for all children in this country, then we must pursue these ends. Urgently.”(more)