alternative education

In my state, there is no one program that teachers take to become teachers. So certified teachers in my state have taken a hodge podge of courses - all different depending on where they went to college.

People who are not trained in teacher ed. programs here are likely to be as well trained as are our teachers. I also think that it’s very valuable to have worked outside a school before becoming a teacher. Teaching can be very isolating and too many teachers come to believe the whole world is a school.

People who have had other careers bring fresh perspective and new ideas into our schools and as a teacher, I welcome them.