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Good teaching matters
As parents instinctively know - and the research strongly supports them - it’s hugely important that their kids get a good teacher. Of course, there are lots of good teachers out there but, for the most part, they have become good teachers by trial and error, feeling their way and talking to other teachers, that sort of thing - as opposed to learning the tricks of their trade at their faculty of education. The sad truth is: most faculties of education provide an abysmal (or even no) grounding in how to teach well, focusing more on political correctness and leaf collections.
In recognition of this fact, the US Senate is proposing a bill that would punish bad education schools and encourage alternative routes such as Teach for America. This approach is badly needed in Ontario, as the province’s faculties of education enjoy a monopoly on teacher certification and their problems are deeply entrenched, as explained in this essay by the former dean of an Ontario faculty.