To keep abreast of the needs and abilities of the Humachine or the ICT age, we need to recruit, reward, train, learn from, and honor a new generation of talented teachers. The foremost importance should be given to successful teacher preparation programs because we ask much more of teachers today than even decade ago. Today teachers are asked to achieve significant academic growth for all students at the same time that they instruct students with ever-more diverse needs. Teaching has never been more difficult, it has never been more important, and the desperate need for more student success has never been so urgent. Are we adequately preparing future EFL teachers to win this critical job?