Jay Matthews, educational columnist for the Washington (DC, US) Post, has had two columns about the failings of education schools, the institutions that are supposed to prepare people to teach. In one he recommends that schools of education take lessons from teachers who have been recognized as outstanding educators by varioius groups and in the other he reviews a book by David Labaree, The Trouble With Ed Schools.
Mr. Matthews makes some good points in these columns. For example, he reports Mr. Labaree’s observations about the lack of impact of teacher preparation on what teachers actually do in classrooms. Sadly, the columns have nothing about teaching effectively.
Link to part 1 and part 2 of Mr. Matthews’ take on ed schools.
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