Showing Your Work: How to Change the Public Image of Teaching

Ever tire of the portrayal of teaching as a "part-time job"—or of the stereotype of the heroic teacher who swoops in to save the day? Do ill-informed, broadstroked criticisms of "public school teachers” really get your goat?

You’re not alone. Five teachers (and many insightful commenters) spent a couple of weeks dissecting the teaching profession’s image problem—and identifying some solutions—over on Teaching Ahead: A Roundtable . Here are some takeaways:

Remember: 'People don’t know what they don’t know.'