What we need are teachers who are much more competent in their subject areas!
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in title, tags, annotations or urlMr. Tweet Recommends Friends to Follow - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com - 0 views
The Replacements - NYTimes.com - 1 views
What Teachers Have Learned - Room for Debate Blog - NYTimes.com - 0 views
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I’ve seen many teachers ‘bomb’ over the years because they knew their subject matter, but not how to interact with, or be a role model for, children.
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I am a 21-year veteran teacher who took a whole boatload of education courses in furtherance of my BA and MS degrees. They were utterly useless. The only thing that actually prepared me for teaching was student teaching. All of the other courses taught theory, but nothing practical.
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New York Regents May Expand Ways to Certify Teachers - NYTimes.com - 1 views
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The State Board of Regents will consider letting alternative teacher training programs certify teachers, expanding the role that for decades has been exclusively performed by education schools
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Another would change the requirements for teacher certification, like having more difficult content exams and classroom demonstrations.
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While New York has had some alternative certification programs in place for years, like Teach for America and New York City Teaching Fellows, students are still required to take classes at education schools during the summer, nights and weekends to earn a teaching certificate.
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Teachers Teaching Teachers, on Twitter: Q. and A. on 'Edchats' - NYTimes.com - 2 views
Teach Your Teachers Well - Freakonomics Blog - NYTimes.com - 0 views
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Have economists always been interested in studying education? Just started reading Disrupting Class and this occurred to me. Second thought... what are the implications of the study mentioned for urban schools? What are the statistics around high quality experienced teachers sticking it out in challenging schools?
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