Sunday, February 04, 2007

Teach with passion

Tough Love

Bill Cosby talks about what teachers need to do better.

By Denise Kersten Wills

Bill Cosby made headlines in October when he urged teachers to do a better job of explaining to students the importance of the subjects they teach.

Bill Cosby

—Erinn

The comedian, best known as the beloved Dr. Huxtable from TV’s long-running hit The Cosby Show, has been outspoken in recent years about what the black community needs to do to close the racial achievement gap.

The Cos isn’t a classroom veteran, but neither is he a stranger to education—he holds master’s and doctorate degrees in the field.

We followed up with Cosby and asked him to explain his remarks.

http://www.teachermagazine.org/tm/articles/2007/01/01/04cosby.h18.html

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