Test scores, graduate degrees, and certifications as much as they appear related to teaching prowess turn out to be about as useful in predicting success as having a quarterback throw footballs into a bunch of garbage cans.

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You know, I was reading the other day an article -- this is just a couple days ago -- in The New York Times about how teachers were just feeling beat up, just not feeling as if folks understood how much work went into teaching and how dedicated they were to the success of their students.

WHITEHOUSE: President Obama and Jeb Bush on Education in Miami