Mckinsey’s report

"The quality of an education system cannot exceed the quality of its teachers
The only way to improve outcomes is to improve instructions
High Performance requires every child to succeed" (Mckinsey's report)

What is a good teacher? What makes a good teacher?

Mckinsey's report shows which are the top education performers in the world according to a certain criteria and detecting filters. These countries are: South Korea, Finland and Singapore.

These report shows the best practises carried out in those countries which education plays an important role in society and this is why choosing the right teacher becomes so vital for them.

Iñaqui’s lesson went through several points: Mackinsey’s report, Pisa’s report and how the Spanish and American system have many similarities:

Teachers in the USA are badly paid

Not much recognition or prestige

It is almost impossible to get a promotion : there is not much spam for promotion as it could be in the private sector.

This report values the excellency of teacher. The filters used in these countries helps detecting the best teachers according to a certain criteria.

What do countries like Finland, South Korea and Singapore have in common?

High salary and Prestige for the teachers in the 3 countries.

Freedom to teach what they want, in the case of Finland.

Let's go back to my initial question

Why do people want to become teachers?

Can vocation make you the best teacher?

You have take into  account the high responsibility you are taking on board when you are a teacher.

You have to like what you do because the salary is ok and the prestige you get is quite low.

You have to be mentally and emotionally strong as sometimes you will be faced to confront problems not only with students but also parents, Conselleria, etc, etc.

In this period of crisis that we are living in, the challenge today it is the difficulty of getting engaged professionals

The lack of vocation, a job, commitment equals the mediocre result we have obtained in the Pisa’s report. 

At the end of this lesson, I had this sad feeling as it seems to be almost impossible to improve our country's result unless we change the mentality of the people ruling this country. 

Having said this, my question is, is the government interested in producing a well educated population or do they just want mediocre students and future tax payers?

I may be an illusionist but I do have some hope for this country and for all my colleagues in the master. We are all motivated to become the new teacher's generation who will take into account the student's multiple intelligences but also their emotional intelligence. Teachers who will want to find the root and not just the symptoms of the problem, who will go into deep into understanding why a student fails and how we can help.

I hope that we will also find a place in this society that lacks in high salaries and prestige.

For more information on the Mckinsey's report please click on the following link:

McKinsey's Report