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| Poll: Michigan teachers oppose speeding certification |
| 2009-07-31 |
| Educators in Michigan are largely opposed to a proposal being considered next month by the State Board of Education to create a new, quicker route to a teaching certificate for people in areas such as math and science, according to a statewide survey. The results of the survey, conducted by the Lansing survey research firm EPIC-MRA, found that 58% of those questioned oppose the plan. EPIC-MRA surveyed 400 professional educators. The results have a margin of error of plus or minus 4.9%. Among the results: 58% oppose the plan, which could allow people with degrees in subjects like math and science to earn a teaching certificate within 15 months. "This proposal would weaken qualification standards for teachers in Michigan," said Iris Salters, president of the Michigan Education Association, which released the results of the survey this morning. "Michigan's students deserve to be taught by the best prepared professional educators available." The new version of standing in front of the schoolhouse door... |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #14 Same reason there's an (Any other) Union, increased pay, less work. |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2009-07-31 19:45 |
| #13 Why is there a teachers union? |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2009-07-31 16:22 |
| #12 I'm sure it's "for the children"... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2009-07-31 15:16 |
| #11 Standard union crap. |
| Posted by: mojo 2009-07-31 15:06 |
| #10 Teaching is easy IIF the parents care about their childrens education. Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2009-07-31 05:17 As a retired middle school teacher I can tell you that is a damn big IF. |
| Posted by: WolfDog 2009-07-31 14:32 |
| #9 Back in the 50's, my most memorable high school teachers were WWII & Korean War vets, who got their teaching certs under the GI Bill. |
| Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2009-07-31 13:28 |
| #8 Indiana Jones comes immediately to mind, though he's fiction, real life has a number of real folks with enough real life experience to teach bettr than ANY "Book Larnin" non doer teaching now. |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2009-07-31 11:50 |
| #7 takes time to brainwash people who tend to be rational. More like they're concerned the emperor will be shown to have no clothes. Though in my experience technically-proficient people who enter teaching, either fast-track or full-certification, seldom stick around. They just can't handle the stupidity and BS on a continuing basis. Better to go clerk at Home Depot. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2009-07-31 09:21 |
| #6 Exactly my thoughts, OS. |
| Posted by: Mullah Richard 2009-07-31 08:43 |
| #5 Translation: Union thugs don't want logical thinkers breaking into their racket without full indoctrination. I takes time to brainwash people who tend to be rational. |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2009-07-31 07:39 |
| #4 "Michigan's students deserve to be taught by the best prepared professional Union educators available." Their statement left out one very obvious and telling word. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2009-07-31 06:37 |
| #3 Teaching is easy IIF the parents care about their childrens education. |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2009-07-31 05:17 |
| #2 They are afraid of people who actually know Math and Science. If you have a Science or Engineering Degree all you need is about 12 months of very part time classes in Education to be up to speed. |
| Posted by: Sockpuppet of Doom 2009-07-31 01:59 |
| #1 Sounds like it is to bring unemployed engineers and scientists into the schools. I think they are afraid of experienced competent new-comers that might actually know something useful to teach the kids. |
| Posted by: 3dc 2009-07-31 00:33 |