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Jay Mathews, writer and education columnist for the Washington Post, recently joined teachers in the Teacher Leaders Network for a three-day chat about the role of accomplished teachers in holding their own profession accountable. In one of our Network's most powerful conversations, TLN members described the many ways in which they work to uphold high standards for teaching. Most agreed with the comments of Anne, who wrote that teachers "should set high standards for themselves as well as colleagues and work toward these standards together." Anne continued: "Want to see teachers holding each other accountable? Find the principal who encourages teachers to think and try new ways of doing things; who provides time during the teachers' work day for them to work together to study and jointly increase their expertise." (88k PDF file) 

Citation: Teacher Leaders Network. (2004). A TLN conversation with columnist Jay Mathews. Retrieved from the Teacher Leaders Network on March 10, 2004. Website: http://www.teacherleaders.org/old_site/Conversations/Mathews_chat.pdf

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