The contents of the “perfect teacher” debate are not about the methodologies, strategies or personalities of those who teach, but rather about the very nature of perfection, and whether or not It is possible to achieve perfection in any aspect of life. In accordance with Britzman's “Practice Makes Practice,” I will advance an argument that undermines the possibility that there is a “perfect teacher” and exemplify how the constant desire to achieve perfection in our educational systems could have a negative impact on the well-being of our children , our teachers and our societies. Britzman readily dismisses any possibility of a teacher achieving perfection, since “the structures for learning to teach are fundamentally flawed.” Britzman critically investigates the collectively traditional view that practice makes perfect, and counters this false wisdom by detailing the continuation of “contradictions,” “cultural myths,” and “oxymorons” within the teaching profession. achieve it” – Perfection is what drives the most ambitious of the human race, but even the most enlightened fail to see that it cannot be achieved on any scale. As for the learned profession of teaching, Britzman points the finger at the maladies that tarnish the current educational system, and it is on this premise that I will build my argument about perfection. It illustrates how the dichotomy between preconceived notions of teaching and de facto practices of teaching can allow teachers to be hoisted by the firecrackers of the paradigmatic training institutions from which they embarked. In other words, teachers are expected to achieve perfection in a context of imperfection. No theory, methodology or evaluation rubr...... middle of paper ...... false sense of security by abiding by the myths they are presented with, there is no way perfection could be possible. Potential positive changes to an already flawed education and teacher training system depend “on a simultaneity of changes in the broader culture.” To “open the pedagogical imagination,” we must accept as educators that perfection is a cultural myth. It is a dangerous zeitgeist that prevents us from any possibility of creating an educational utopia. We need to think about the bigger picture and examine the nature of perfection in education under the microscope. We are bound by the limitations of an imperfect world, so who are we to change the status quo? Excellency, we can achieve it. Perfection is completely out of our control. Works Cited Britzman, Deborah P, Practice Makes Practice: A Critical Study of Learning to Teach, Suny 2003