Art, Science, Profession
Teaching as Art, Science, and Profession
Teaching is at once an art, a science, and a profession. The art lives in the teacher’s voice, judgment, and presence. The science lives in evidence about how students learn. The profession lives in the standards and ethics that hold the work to a higher bar than mere employment.
Five widespread beliefs that do not match how learning actually works
William James called teaching an art; research calls it a science. It is both.
The five tests a field must pass to be called a profession, and how teaching measures up
Belief, knowledge, skills, and values that turn a trainee into a professional
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