Three ‘Reforms’ That Are Deprofessionalizing Teaching
By Tim Walker
According to the 2102 PDK/Gallup survey, the American public overwhelmingly holds the teaching profession in high regard. People believe the profession should impose entrance requirements that are just as selective, if not more so, than those required in fields such as business, pre-law, and engineering. In other words, treat teachers like true professionals – as they are in nations that have much higher rates of student achievement.
And yet, as Richard Milner of Vanderbilt University points out, certain so-called education “reforms” that enjoy a good deal of public support, not to mention sycophantic media coverage, are doing exactly the opposite – de-professionalizing the teaching profession.
In a policy brief published by the National Education Policy Center with funding from the Great Lakes
According to the 2102 PDK/Gallup survey, the American public overwhelmingly holds the teaching profession in high regard. People believe the profession should impose entrance requirements that are just as selective, if not more so, than those required in fields such as business, pre-law, and engineering. In other words, treat teachers like true professionals – as they are in nations that have much higher rates of student achievement.And yet, as Richard Milner of Vanderbilt University points out, certain so-called education “reforms” that enjoy a good deal of public support, not to mention sycophantic media coverage, are doing exactly the opposite – de-professionalizing the teaching profession.
In a policy brief published by the National Education Policy Center with funding from the Great Lakes
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