#edreformers: War Pigs!
In this latest installment of “someone has to say it” I again reveal my attempt to engage EDweek and Teacher Beat author Stephen Sawchuk in a legitimate discussion concerning education reform.
Last week EDweek published Stephen’s story on the “proposed” changes to teacher accreditation unveiled by the new Council for Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP). In case you’ve forgotten NCATE and TEAC merged (CAEP) to further destroy professional teacher preparation and turn teaching into a low wage, low skill temporary job lacking in any intellectual engagement.
The BIG 5 Recommendations:
Last week EDweek published Stephen’s story on the “proposed” changes to teacher accreditation unveiled by the new Council for Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP). In case you’ve forgotten NCATE and TEAC merged (CAEP) to further destroy professional teacher preparation and turn teaching into a low wage, low skill temporary job lacking in any intellectual engagement.
The BIG 5 Recommendations:
1. Content and Pedagogical KnowledgeSome would say that the five items seem reasonable. Well I guess I’m unreasonable because once you get
2. Clinical Partnerships and Practice
3. Candidate Quality, Recruitment, and Selectivity
4. Program Impact
5. Provider Quality, Continuous Improvement, and Capacity