"Education Matters" is the monthly newsletter of the Association of American Educators (AAE), an organization dedicated to advancing the American teaching profession through personal growth, professional development, teacher advocacy and protection. This issue of the newsletter includes: (1) Teacher Assessment (Mary Sanchez); (2) Our Economics Knowledge Deficit (Lawrence W. Reed); (4) The All-Purpose Science Teacher; (5) Author Willing to Visit Your Class by Phone; (6) Deaf Storytellers Entertain Students; (7) What Can I Do About Christmas? Answers to the Question Teachers Often Ask Themselves (Eric Buehrer); and (8) A Few Lists I've Made: A Member Reflects on His First Ten Years of Teaching.