After you read this chapter, you should be able to

1.1 Support the view that teaching is an inspiring, satisfying, and important profession.
1.2 Identify the personal qualities of effective teachers.
1.3 Critique education’s moral purposes and how teachers enact these through caring.
1.4 Assess technology’s role in educating students in today’s global environment.|
1.5 Identify and explain the 21st century skills today’s students need to learn.
1.6 Describe the InTASC Model Core Standards and key themes for teachers.