It's People, Not Programs reminds us that the education of students is the teacher's job and not the program's. While programs can be great tools used in the classroom, the teacher is who makes the class successful by engaging and relating to the students. It's People, Not Programs points out how we often blame the program and label it as successful or unsuccessful, but the programs are neither independently. Teachers are the essential part of their classrooms, they allow or prevent the programs from being beneficial to their classrooms by how effectively they implement them. Examples that were given were open classrooms and assertive teachings; these programs can go both ways depending on how they are applied. The best teachers can teach with just the material, in any given situation; they don't depend on the programs, they look towards them as useful tools to help make their lessons better.
"It's People, Not Programs" by Todd Whitaker
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