He is 55, apparently single and nearing retirement: if he has any connections or interests outside teaching, Mr. Philibert declines to show them.
These days, fingers are pointed not only at progressive teaching, the decline of the dictée or the legacy of May 1968.
The rubble of classrooms, hit by machine-gun fire and rocket-propelled grenades, stood as testaments to how medical teaching had declined, as did a rusting orange Soviet tank that no longer drew anyone's attention.
In 1983, when I lamented to the late philosopher-classicist Seth Benardete (whose distinctively worldly wisdom is fondly remembered by those who had the privilege of his teaching) the declining interest in poetry among young readers, he told me, "Make a successful Hollywood movie and put poetry in it, and then poetry will be popular".
Though funds targeted to classroom teaching have declined, the number of school administrative staff have escalated sharply.
Reported averages for disproportionate share index, percent of Medicaid inpatient days, and teaching status declined progressively from the first quartile (lower quality) to the fourth quartile (higher quality) of the VBP score distribution (Table 2).
To start with Foal Island, the mythic setting where Mary will quest and grow, and Nathan teach and decline.
Results indicated significant increases in efficacy during student teaching, but significant declines during the first year of teaching.
Those who say the quality of the teaching force has declined over the last 30 years are not, from his anecdotal point of view, entirely wrong.
If the government's faith in the market is misplaced and the standard of teaching continues to decline relative to research, then it is up to politicians to intervene with tighter scrutiny and regulation.
