Hi, My name is Michael

The discussion between teaching as an art or science is a held tension that provides insight into the complexity of the teaching profession. My position is that teaching is more science than art. For this reason, I am conducting a crystal ball experiment of an alternative universe where teachers are trained in specific pedagogies and practices. Some might contend that we are already, but the degree to which I am predicting is that initial teacher training has at least a couple subjects of particular pedagogies. While I do not think that this is the way education is going, it is just a “what if?” scenario. For me, my teaching profile might look something like this: .....continue on Substack