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SFSU Students Demand Competent Instructors For Teachers In Training : Indybay

SFSU Students Demand Competent Instructors For Teachers In Training : Indybay
SFSU Students Demand Competent Instructors For Teachers In Training
by SFSU Committee For Competent Instructors
Monday Apr 5th, 2010 11:48 PM
The administration at San Francisco State University have replaced instructors with new staff who are not trained to properly prepare the students for taking the CSET exams since they do not have social science backgrounds or experience. A petition was signed that was presented to the University but no action was taken.
SFSU Students Demand Competent Instructors For Teachers In Training
Student Petition: Adequate SS300 & SS301 Instruction

To: Robert Cherny, Dean, Undergraduate Studies, ADM 447

Helen Goldsmith, Associate Dean, Undergraduate Studies, ADM 216
Joel Kassiola, Dean, College of Behavioral & Social Sciences, HSS 359
Dawn Terrell, Associate Dean, College of Behavioral & Social Sciences, HSS 359

Who we are:
· Liberal Studies students/Teachers in Training.

· Our taxes and tuitions pay the salaries of SFSU staff.


Our concerns:

· In order to teach in CA public schools, we must pass all California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CCTC) licensing tests, including the CSET exam.

· SFSU Liberal Studies Bulletin promises the program will prepare students to pass the CSET exam.

· SS300 and SS301 instructors must be able to adequately teach in all the areas of social science that are covered on the CSET exam.