States desperate to fill teaching jobs have relaxed job requirements. Public officials are openly challenging the idea that a degree in education should be a prerequisite for getting into the classroom and are aiming to undo long-standing license rules.
Advertisement
“There’s that old saying that everyone thinks they know everything about schools because they’ve been to school,” said Chris LeGrande, the principal of Guthrie High outside Oklahoma City. He has managed emergency-certified teachers who did not know how to plan lessons that filled class time and left students to their own devices if their lessons ended early. “I see a lot of kids on phones,” he said, “which I consider wasted instructional time, which ultimately is not beneficial to our students.
She was partly inspired, she said, by her doctor, who told her he was working on getting his teaching credentials so he could teach anatomy at a local high school. She was shocked that he needed a credential.
Norge Siste Nytt, Norge Overskrifter
Similar News:Du kan også lese nyheter som ligner på denne som vi har samlet inn fra andre nyhetskilder.
Chicago police release photos of suspects wanted in Loop armed robbery on CTA trainThe Chicago Police Department released surveillance camera photos of suspects in an armed robbery on a CTA Orange Line train in the Loop.
Les mer »
Netflix’s latest game is a fresh take on platformersNo jump button necessary.
Les mer »
San Antonio ISD working to retain, attract more educators amid teacher shortagePublic teacher supporters say districts are at a pivotal time when they must change the status quo to retain teachers and make the profession attractive for future educators.
Les mer »
Jane Fonda, 85, Reveals Cancer Diagnosis, Begins Chemotherapy: ‘I Feel Very Lucky’Jane Fonda, 85, Reveals Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma Diagnosis: ‘Cancer Is a Teacher’
Les mer »