Novice mathematics teachers create themselves

“Exemplary” teachers: The perception of prospective teachers of role model teachers and their contribution to their professional identity

“…The way the exceptional teachers from their past treated them made them want to be teachers who are pluralistic, open, flexible, and able to adapt themselves to diversity. According to Frankenstein's educational approach (Schatz-Oppenheimer, 2006), flexible and adaptive teachers are responsive teachers. Teaching, according to this concept needs to be adapted to a heterogeneous class, where teachers must put into practice the principle of equality of educational opportunities.…”