Is it possible to predict who will make a great teacher?

[manak]

Has anyone read the Malcolm Gladwell article on the December 15th issue of the New Yorker magazine ? It's a very interesting article to say the least. Read Regina Barrera's (Educationworld) take on it.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/ ... a036.shtml

[Maria487]

Interesting article. As any other profession, it's almost impossible to say who is going to be excellent or not. Assumptions and speculations do not good predictors make