What teachers think and where they're divided

08-04-2011

By Robyn Gee/Huffington Post (Youth Radio)

While lawmakers were debating the debt ceiling and the economy in Washington, another topic has remained one of the most debated in the country: education. This past weekend, the Save Our Schools march in Washington D.C. saw approximately 8,000 educators and supporters of education rallying for a different spin on education reform. Their message - amplified by a speech of support from Matt Damon - hopes for reforms that would stop punishing teachers and stop putting all the money towards standardized tests. The National Center for Education Information (NCEI) puts out an annual report called "Teacher Profiles in the U.S.", and the 2011 report surveyed 1,076 randomly selected K-12 public school teachers about their perceptions of education reform. The results show major differences of opinion when it comes to improving the teaching profession, mainly differences between teachers who were prepared in traditional programs (studying education in college, getting a master's degree in education, college credentialing program) and those who became teachers through non-traditional means (programs like Teach for America, getting emergency credentials, etc.). (more...)

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