The following is a summary of a previously recorded interview. To hear the complete segment, click the audio above.
After the Center for Michigan released its big report on public education in Michigan last month, one of the big themes that emerged for discussion was how to evaluate teachers, and how to better prepare teachers to do their jobs.
We wanted to bring a teacher into the discussion, so we brought in Robert Stephenson.
He taught elementary school for 18 years in Okemos, and he is currently an administrator at Donley Elementary School in East Lansing.
Robert Stephenson was also one of the top five finalists for National Teacher of the Year in 2010.
The report from the Center for Michigan took the thoughts and opinions of people all over the state.
Four out of every five people say they want teachers to be better prepared for the classroom, and two out of three said "we need to hold teachers more accountable."
We asked Stephenson about teacher evaluation, and about what's missing when it comes to preparing teachers to stand in front of that classroom.
