1. Teachers
Within this essay I will attempt to further examine, develop and present my personal metaphor, that of the baker, and link it to experiences I have had in regards to lesson preparation, the needs of individual children, and experimentation and growth as a teacher. ... (Good & Brophy 1984:285) Bakers also realize that in order to improve their products they must try new and creative ideas as does a teacher. ... (Good & Brophy 1984:368) Similar to teaching, bakers need to be able to handle situations such as the bread not rising, missing integral ingredients and even consumers not being full...
Edwin Bridges' book, the Incompetent Teacher, brought to light the wide concern for teacher performance in 1984. ... According to Lois Weiner, Ed.D., "I failed the essay portion of New York's Teacher Certification Exam that measures professional knowledge...My doctorate in education is from Harvard...The company that creates, administers and grades the tests [National Evaluation Systems] has refused to consider the challenge I've lodged against my score "(Wiener). ...