Three Simple Things All Teachers Need to Know

Three Simple Things All Teachers Need to Know
Learning is hard work. Teachers can make this job a whole lot easier by helping students transfer basic facts to their long-term memory. Syda Productions/Shutterstock
Michael Zwaagstra
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It takes a long time to become a teacher, about five or six years on average. Most prospective teachers finish a bachelor’s degree first and then complete two years of education courses along with a teaching practicum.

Michael Zwaagstra
Michael Zwaagstra
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Michael Zwaagstra is a public high school teacher and a senior fellow with the Fraser Institute. He is the author of “A Sage on the Stage: Common Sense Reflections on Teaching and Learning.”
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