Only 38% of teachers feel well prepared when they first start to teach. "[A] mere 13% of principals and just 7% of superintendents believe certification guarantees a teacher has what it takes to be an effective teacher." So . . virtually nobody thinks the training is adequate.
Except that Ph.D. educator of last Tuesday's post. She assures us that state training and state certification of teachers is excellent. But Hillsdale College's Chairman of the Education Department thinks it would be better to put it into local hands:
"State law should permit school leaders to hire and train teachers in a manner they determine so long as candidates have earned a bachelor’s degree from an accredited undergraduate institution and have passed a criminal background check. Schools should be encouraged to provide new teachers with on-site training . . ."
If parents want their kids educated in their values, they're going to have to take some of the power and control of certification out of the hands of politicians.
from Washington Examiner
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