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Johnson's history room. pushed to the side are the regular desks, lights are replaced by a single bulb. mr. johnson has never been a a big believer in spouting facts and figures. his teaching method is experiences. and it's all part of history to hear things and smell things. today it's the great depression. students will arrive to find their teacher dressed like a world war ii drill sergeant and a wood stock hippy. >> they put you in a position where it's like how it was back th then. i really like that. >> it's amazing when things get tough how you can survive. >> reporter: few students even...

No one would come to me. >> i hope not. >> you can't maintain quality unless you fire people says this charter founder. >> as many as we must and as little as we can. >> have you fired more than 10? >> in three schools in 8 years, yeah. >> while bad teachers might get tired good teachers are given freedom. >> they can choose their textbooks and teaching method as long as they every quarter every year make sure students are learning what they need to learn at the end of the day. >> in harlem 43 percent of 8th graders get passing grades in state math tests, 100 percent of her kids pass. if such ...

>> president obama in his weekly address tackles education. let's listen to part of what he says. >> the most important factor of a child's success is the person standing in front of the classroom. we will better prepare teachers, support teachers an encourage teachers to stay in the field. in short, we'll treat the people who educate our sons and daughters like the professionals they are. >> sounds like the president read a line from your article, what makes a difference, matters more than class size or textbook, teaching method or technology or curriculum is the quality of the teachers. so w...

Updated to is say roberts would not be leaving. how did it get so far so fast? it apparently started here at the georgetown university law center during a class in criminal justice. two students present who wouldn't go on camera tell cnn that tague opened class by telling his 100 plus students by saying roberts would be stepping down, but to keep the information between them. but at least one student sent e-mails out, others may have sent out tweets and other messages and within minutes, radaronline had posted it. the website has not disclosed where it got the information and didn't return our...

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