Submitted by may quach (not verified) on February 24, 2008 - 06:28.
Is this blog, which apparently discusses alleged teacher improvement nationally due to the NCLB,of relevance in Dade county. If 40% of teacher candidates actually have a 3.5 GPA in Dade County, this could only be due to grade inflation in the local colleges in the last ten years and not due the NCLB requirements. In Dade County, the candidate pool is still basically female but due to necessity there is a diversity as to languages used.With the tremendous emphasis on FCAT, it is almost impossible to have alternate pathways into teaching as stated in this article. Lack of money incentives and outlets for creativity make this article almost seem inapplicable to Dade County.
Improving teacher quality
Submitted by may quach (not verified) on February 24, 2008 - 06:28.
Is this blog, which apparently discusses alleged teacher improvement nationally due to the NCLB,of relevance in Dade county. If 40% of teacher candidates actually have a 3.5 GPA in Dade County, this could only be due to grade inflation in the local colleges in the last ten years and not due the NCLB requirements. In Dade County, the candidate pool is still basically female but due to necessity there is a diversity as to languages used.With the tremendous emphasis on FCAT, it is almost impossible to have alternate pathways into teaching as stated in this article. Lack of money incentives and outlets for creativity make this article almost seem inapplicable to Dade County.