PREDICTING TEACHER’S SUCCESS
From the dawn of history, each social group has passed on its accumulation of beliefs, practices, and institutions to its children, who, in turn, have passed on this heritage to their children. At first the process was simple. Children acquired many knowledges and skills through the process of inter learning or coming directly into contact with other members of the group. As conditions changed, however, life demands become more intricate and complex. Changing social, political and industrial conditions led to specialized activities and more complicated forms of social cooperation. The result of all the changes, which consumed centuries of times, was that parents came to have little time to devote to their children; furthermore, their lack of adequate training made them unfit to guide their children in a more complex environment. The final outcome was the establishment of schools and the selection of specially trained individuals as teachers. When we talk about specially trained i...