As the U.S. goes through a cultural transformation to effectively compete in a global economy, the education of present and future workers must be improved.
One way to look at the basis of educational improvement is to determine the quality of teachers. An article titled, "Most Likely to Succeed," in THE NEW YORKER on December 15, 2008 by Malcolm Gladwell compares the selection of college football players for drafting into the professional National Football League (NFL) with the selection of teachers within the school system.




