Originally Posted by Bostonian
Originally Posted by Old Dad
In public school we assume that teachers have had a reasonable amount of training in teaching methodology, differentiation, educational psychology, etc.
I don't think a degree in education really prepares someone for teaching, except in meeting legal requirements. I've read that Teach for America recruits with only a few weeks of training do at least as well as new teachers with education degrees. See for example

I agree with your statement there and I've written as much in this forum previously, however, a degree in education prepares someone to teach much better than having taken few or NO credits in educational practice as is the case with the mass majority of college professors, I think that's pretty much a given.

Last edited by Old Dad; 06/26/14 01:55 PM.