Every Student Deserves to Have Great Teachers
Image via CrunchBase March 12, 2012 | By Bill Gates Bill discusses great teachers he’s had and why ones like them are the key to ensuring an excellent education for every child. I had a lot of good teachers when I was growing up. Through the sixth grade , I attended public school, where a lot of the teachers would find me additional books to read on subjects that interested me. They encouraged me to spend time in the library. My handwriting wasn’t good, it was a little bit sloppy, but my elementary teachers encouraged me to improve. (It's still not anything a penmanship teacher would be too proud of.) When I went on to Lakeside School , the teachers encouraged me in math and physics especially. They also allowed me to go and work in the room that had the computer, which some of them found a little daunting. This combination of good luck and good timing would change my life forever. Today, a lot of research has shown that teacher effectiveness is one of the most import...