How do you find an effective teacher? Ask a kid - FoxNews.com

How do you find an effective teacher? Ask a kid - FoxNews.com: "— The average student knows effective teaching when he or she experiences it.

— In every grade and every subject, a teacher's past success in raising student achievement on state tests is one of the strongest predictors of his or her ability to do so again.

— The teachers with the highest value-added scores on state tests, which show improvement by individual students during the time they were in their classroom, are also the teachers who do the best job helping their students understand math concepts or demonstrate reading comprehension through writing.

— Valid feedback does not need to come from test scores alone. Other data can give teachers the information they need to improve, including student opinions of how organized and effective a teacher is."