The headline of Eleanor Chutes' June 19 Post-Gazette article said it all -- "Universities, Colleges Prepare Teachers Poorly, National Report Declares." The report, issued by the National Council on Teaching Quality, went so far as to claim that the preparation of teachers, including "about 16,000 of newly certified teachers in Pennsylvania each year" is "dismal." My wife Anita and I are the products of a teacher preparation program at one of Pennsylvania's teachers colleges. We graduated from Edinboro State College (now Edinboro University) in 1965. Anita earned her teaching certificate in elementary and special education, while I earned my certificate in English. During our...
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