It is widely believed that the State DOE Board will be
considering REPA2 at their December 5 meeting.
The proposal, as I read it, seems to pretty much remove the imperative
for teacher training and skill confirmation.
A college graduate who passes a licensing test – such as the kind to sell
auto insurance – can teach. No training
in teaching, no mentoring, or student teaching would be required.
This is nonsensical on many levels. Let’s face it, a High School graduate has
enough math to (in theory) teach Seventh Grade math. If we don’t care if people actually possess
the skill to pass their knowledge on to others, why insist on college? Seems like overkill.
And what effect will this have on state university
Education programs? Do we believe
qualified teaching graduates should be strictly an export item? Talk about a brain drain.
Our daughter has had five excellent teachers in her five
years in public education. Three have
retired – and it’s hard to fault them.
After working for many, many years and doing really great work, the State
has made them feel as though they are some sort of villain.
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