REGARDING A NEW YORK TIMES ARTICLE WITH LINK AND EXCERPT BELOW:
Teachers who lack proper qualification for teaching or
have not studied sufficiently in the subject areas they specialize in
teaching are routinely being hired in this country for jobs they do not
qualify for. The American Federation of Teachers is now proposing
national tests for determining teacher qualifications to teach the
subjects that they are hired to teach. There is a related article on the
Educational Cyberplayground from website ringleader Bonnie Bracey entitled:
"Those Who Can't Teach New Teachers Flunk in Massachusetts"
and found at: http://www.cyberplayground.net/Teachers/flunk.html
Also on the Cyberplayground is an article by Tim Brophy found at
this URL:
National Certification Standards
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David Dillard
Temple University
(215) 204-4584
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Source: New York Times (NYT)
Author: KATE ZERNIKE
Title: Teachers Union Proposes a National Test for Recruits
Source Date: April 14, 2000
Resource Type: News Article
Description/Keywords: American Federation of Teachers, New Teachers,
Testing, National Tests, National Standards, Entry Requirements
URL: Listed Below Article Summary
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April 14, 2000
Teachers Union Proposes a National Test
for Recruits
By KATE ZERNIKE
Facing a growing national movement to impose tougher standards on
teachers, the American Federation of Teachers, the nation's second-largest
teachers union, will propose a national test and rigorous new standards
today for those who want to become teachers.
The proposal, a departure from traditional union opposition to
increased teacher testing, comes amid heightened worries from educators,
parents and politicians about the declining quality of the nation's
teaching force and those entering it.
About a third of all teachers lack a major or minor in the subjects
they teach, meaning that about four million children every year learn math
from someone who may not have taken a math class since high school. While
most states have teacher tests, most require only the equivalent of a high
school education to pass, in part because unions have blocked efforts to
set the bar higher.
Some two million teachers are due to be hired or replaced nationwide
over the next decade, with many states struggling to find enough qualified
people to lead their classrooms.
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