There is no more important task than preparing the next generation of adults to thrive in our increasing complex societies. Teaching is a skilled and very demanding profession that is only appropriately valued in a few nations, such as Finland. A critical chapter in the US National Science Education Standards, prepared by outstanding science teachers, should be required reading for anyone who seeks to understand what is required to teach well. Its summary table, entitled Changing Emphases, is reproduced below.
Click on the above table to access the complete 25-page chapter, published in 1996.