Education

Erich Bloodaxe BSN

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10. And, btw,

Sun May 18, 2014, 10:35 AM

May 2014

I wish we'd been required to take education classes before we taught as doctoral students in college. I feel that the freshman and sophomores who were our 'teaching guinea pigs' would have learned far more had such courses been required. Even the single course I took later during the BSN would have made a world of difference. I have no illusions that the quality of my teaching is anywhere near as effective, though, as an actual education major. And I laugh derisively at 'Teach For America'. The notion of wasting students' time by putting in 'teachers' with 5 weeks of training is ludicrous.

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Education Without "Stuff" [View all] Smarmie Doofus May 2014 OP

Great observation! All the work of teaching has become about teachers proving to administration Squinch May 2014 #1

Which brings up the question of whether this is really necessary at all: Smarmie Doofus May 2014 #2

Absolutely! But now we have this situation where there are so many Squinch May 2014 #4

No. They'll never do it. In the first place they *can't*. Smarmie Doofus May 2014 #12

Eh. I think it's an arc. Erich Bloodaxe BSN May 2014 #3

You haven't been in a classroom for a while, have you? Squinch May 2014 #5

I've barely ever left. Erich Bloodaxe BSN May 2014 #6

This is an interesting wording. Are you currently a teacher or not? And if so, are you a teacher Squinch May 2014 #8

I am not currently a teacher. Erich Bloodaxe BSN May 2014 #9

So, you are unfamiliar with what is going on in the k-12 setting. Squinch May 2014 #11

I don't think that I 'dismissed the concerns' Erich Bloodaxe BSN May 2014 #13

The OP is about the Common Core and education reform. Squinch May 2014 #14

Eventually. Erich Bloodaxe BSN May 2014 #15

And, btw, Erich Bloodaxe BSN May 2014 #10

Paper: the barrier to prevent any actual, personal contact Demeter May 2014 #7