What To Do About Lax Standards for Edu-Majors?
by Frederick M. Hess • Sep 13, 2011 at 8:01 am
Cross-posted from Education Week
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ShareI blogged yesterday on Cory Koedel's eye-opening research regarding the inflated grades awarded to undergraduate education majors. In response, several colleagues from the world of teacher preparation have asked what I'd have them do. Not wanting to seem unhelpful, here are a couple suggestions to get things started. (That said, I trust those involved in teacher ed, if they put their minds to it, can readily come up with many more and better.)
First, the American Association for Colleges of Teacher Education could insist that institutions calculate and report average GPA for education majors compared to other undergraduate majors. AACTE could then publicly report this information, promoting transparency, while encouraging member institutions to take appropriate steps.
Second, the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) could insist upon proof of
