Coaching How Coaching Can Impact Teachers, Principals, and Students January 16, 2017 Duncan McEachern Leave a comment What Can Coaching Do for a School? There’s generally an agreement that educators need more knowledge, skills, practice, and support after they enter the profession. Malcolm Gladwell, the author of Outliers: The Story of Success (2008), calculates that it takes ten thousand hours of deliberate practice — practice that promotes continuous improvement — to master a complex skill. This translates into about seven years for those working in schools. The majority of teachers and principals want professional development; they want to improve their craft, be more effective, implement new skills, and see students learn more.
