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Originally Posted by jlb1705
As person who advises students in a teacher education program, I'll say that McCain's idea that veterans should be able to enter directly into teaching without passing PRAXIS tests or going through any other certification/licensure procedures sounds like a pretty bad one. Teachers need to have specific skills and dispositions and content knowledge to be effective, and those are things that you don't necessarily have to use or develop through military service.
I do think that bringing people into the education field after their military service is a commendable idea. I think the best way to accomplish that is for veterans to take full advantage of the new GI Bill that McCain opposed, that way veterans can get the necessary training to be successful and effective in the classroom and meet the standards that all teachers have to meet to get certified/licensed.
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jlb - absolutely agree - I thought that was one of the absolute worst exchanges of the night on below the radar issues.
It came across to me as -
Bad teachers who don't perform - kick 'em to the curb.
Uncertified folks - as long as they have military experience - let 'em in.
It was a bizarre contrast.
EDIT: And the second para you have - that is the right way to do this.
Perhaps McCain is still under the impression that the Webb sponsored GI Bill hasn't passed, otherwise ...