This was in today's WSJ. I'd especially love to hear from teachers who have graduated in the past 5-10 years. Was your training similar to what is described in this article?
https://www.wsj.com/articles/educati...hare_permalink
"Worldview building and ideological manipulation take precedence over teacher preparation."
"The National Council on Teacher Quality reviewed how many schools of education taught prospective elementary-school teachers the “science of reading”—decades-old research that confirms the necessity of phonics, spelling and vocabulary instruction. Only 15% of schools emphasized these elements in 2006, which increased to 22% according to a survey from 2019."
"Students are the obvious losers. But teachers suffer, too. It’s almost a rite of passage that every teacher must go through hell his first year. Partly this is a function of getting used to the job, but it’s also a reflection of how ill-prepared they are by their training to stand in front of a classroom full of students."
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