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If there is one comment I can remember from new teachers in the many schools where I have taught it is, “The College of Education did not prepare me to teach.”
Arizona State University initiated a program ten years ago that is working to dispel that feeling and make new teachers feel at home in all things school. The university now requires one full year of student teaching before graduation.
Student teachers study at local campuses while experiencing all aspects of teaching. They are involved in classroom instruction, team planning, mentoring and parent-teacher conferences throughout the year. The results, says Mari Koerner, dean of ASU’s Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College, is a well-prepared, confident professional.
Do you think this is a worthwhile system? Is this the solution for teacher education?
