In “How the World’s Best Performing School Systems Come out on Top,” Michael Barber and Nona Mourshed of McKinsey & Company report the results of a study of schools systems around the world that consistently have high scores on international assessments of student outcomes or that appear to be improving rapidly. Their conclusions will fit well with the biases of some readers of Teach Effectively.
The quality of an education system cannot exceed the quality of its teachers, 2) the only way to improve outcomes is to improve instruction and, 3) achieving universally high outcomes is only possible by putting in place mechanisms to ensure that schools deliver high-quality instruction to every child. (p. 43)
The report recommends that school systems focus on (a) getting the right people to become teachers, (b) developing effective instructors, and (c) ensuring every student performs well. No duh!
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