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> > > > > > 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 Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org 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.
