what makes a great teacher

1. These teachers, every time we see these great results, they're setting ambitious goals / based on high expectations / for their students. Steven Farr spent ten years / visiting classrooms / all over the country / trying to unravel the mystery / of what makes a great teacher. 2. Great teachers make certain / every student's keeping up. One of the things / that I do here / are a lot of checks / for understanding / that are super visual. “Show me with your thumbs.” You can see / who’s really getting it / and who isn’t. 3. Amazing teachers aren't afraid / to change their lesson plans. If I'm teaching something / and it’s just not flying, then I say to them, “My mistake. This isn't working. Let's regroup. Let’s try something else.” But this may be the most important discovery of all, great teachers set high goals.