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A crucial component of the PPP project in the UAE is teacher training and improving the quality of teaching. Yet, where is the data to empirically demonstrate what exactly distinguishes the extraordinary from the good or the merely average teacher? It’s fairly easy to spot glaring omissions or problematic behavior by teachers in the classroom. It’s an entirely different (and perhaps controversial) matter, however, to document exceptional teacher strategies with hard data. So the question remains: ” What Makes a Great Teacher?“

While the headline “U.S. Schools’ War Against Chocolate Milk” sounds like, well, an attention grabbing headline, the underlying issue is just the tip of an iceberg. Morgan Spurlock in “Supersize Me” had already started to stir up a debate about school lunches, the costs of nutritional shortcomings and big business with the little ones. It may not be a war yet, but we as educators should start thinking about which side we stand on: do we want scientific fact and nutritional balance to prevail in the cafeteria or big business and the convenience of looking the other way?