Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Dumbing Down Teaching

ASU's Statepress debunk's Governor Brewer's State of the State remarks regarding Bill Gates not being "qualified" to teach in an Arizona classroom.

Lisa Flesher, an undergraduate adviser for the College of Teacher Education and Leadership, said someone like Gates would not have taken the classes on teacher instruction required by the Arizona Department of Education.

The teacher education school works alongside the Arizona Department of Education to ensure its students complete the certification process and develop the skills necessary to teach elementary, secondary and special education, Flesher said.

“You can take some of the most intelligent people and throw them in a classroom, and they would struggle,” she said.

It's really not as easy as a good teacher makes it look.

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