Yes, students deeply resent being schooled by their placements in use of drill and kill or other FCAT "success" strategies. Teacher ed teaches them to manage the student's day by understanding and utilizing the standards, employing realia, and as many forms of media as possible, teach content AND then ...they get jobs in schools that say "Here's your script- please don't editorialize". The credibility of teacher education is on the verge of a very ugly period. Public education holds teacher education in disdain. I think not because we have failed- but because principals and other school board types want someone to blame. They are surely NOT blaming an economic system that took "mom" out of the home and replaced her with fast food and video games. Social scientists will give us more guidance about what's wrong with our teaching strategies than our education theory can. Even with a successful education, jobs are scarce, no longer dependable, and unsatisfying. Hmn, what to do>??????
On Sun, Jul 18, 2010 at 3:25 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > Our college's professional program requires pre-service teachers in the > classrooms from first semeseter of junior year through last semester of > senior year; in addition, the college/universities under our Board of > Regents must guarantee each pre-service teacher spends a minimum of 900 > hours in classrooms prior to program completion. Our pre-service teachers > see a lot, learn a lot, and are integrated into the classroom (in most > cases) to assist students/teachers. Pre-service teachers are required to > develop lesson plans and teach a minimum of 3 (math, reading, social > studies/science) per semester beginning in second semester/junior year; they > are assessed by college supervisor and classroom teacher. > > Most of our candidates do an outstanding job and are "sought after" as > first-year teachers. However, when hired into school systems, they are > given professional development in the "system's purchased programs" and > candidates wonder "why did I go to college?" > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: [email protected] > Date: Sunday, July 18, 2010 0:14 am > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] a professor's reply > To: "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group" > > > It would certainly reduce the 50 per cent attrition rate in 5 years. > > Sent from my BlackBerry Smartphone provided by Alltel > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Carol Meyer > > Sender: [email protected] > > Date: Sat, 17 Jul 2010 07:59:48 > > To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email > > GroupReply-To: "Mosaic: A Reading > > Comprehension Strategies Email Group" > > > > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] a professor's reply > > > > I think that pre-service teachers need to spend an entire year > > in a class room start to finish to get an idea of what it's all > > about. Spending 8 weeks in this or that classroom, designing > > lessons for a subject or two never prepare you for the actual > > reality that hits you when you get your first classroom. If > > they had that year to see the classroom advance and take notes I > > think it would be very helpful. Carol M > > > > --- On Tue, 7/13/10, Beverlee Paul wrote: > > > > > > From: Beverlee Paul > > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] a professor's reply > > To: "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group" > > Date: Tuesday, July 13, 2010, 10:58 PM > > > > > > Yes > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > So then to add to what you are saying Bev, it is the > > teachers' college who > > > should be responsible for adding more hours of in school/class > > observation> and/or student teaching. When I graduated college > > back in the day my first > > > classroom experience was student teaching which came at the > > end. 3 months > > > was just not enough in my opinion. The teachers we get in now > > are in shock > > > for about one month of the three they are with us. They have > > not been > > > prepared for what they will encounter when they walk into a > > classroom,> especially in a Title One school setting. I truly > > believe colleges need to > > > send their candidates out from the very beginning. > > > > > > Laura > > > > > > > > > > > > Yes, Laura. As with anything, learners need a gradual release to > > > responsibility. Any college student who is interested in > > elementary or > > > early childhood ed should get into a school to watch modeling > > > ASAP--preferably their second semester. I do know not all > > kids know career > > > interests that soon, though. Then, throughout the rest of > > their college > > > career, they should have experience in a variety of classrooms with > > > increasingly more active and responsible roles. I also have a > > real problem > > > with colleges that require only a semester of student > > teaching, then gives > > > them two assignments. Of course, I know that more experiences > > makes them > > > more employable, but eight weeks just doesn't cut it for this > > profession,> IMHO. A semester makes them a true apprentice and > > they can better be > > > inducted into the profession. The small college my daughter > > attended even > > > had classes the kids could take as juniors and seniors in high > > school. They > > > worked with the high schools so that the H.S. students could > > work in > > > elementary schools for an hour a day and receive duel credit. > > In her case, > > > it was also free, and you could start your college career with > > a bit of a > > > head start. I also think that would weed out some folks that have > > > Disneyland ideas about teaching!! > > _______________________________________________ > > Mosaic mailing list > > [email protected] > > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. > > > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Mosaic mailing list > > [email protected] > > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. > > > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Mosaic mailing list > > [email protected] > > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. > > > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. > > > > > > Mary W. Edwards, PhD > Professor > School of Education > 650 College Avenue > Dalton, GA 30720 > Phone: 706.272.2590 > Fax: 706.272.2495 > _______________________________________________ > Mosaic mailing list > [email protected] > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. > > _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
