Opinion: Educators need to study teaching methods to be effective
An effort by Indiana schools Superintendent Tony Bennett's to de-emphasize the study of education methods in favor of more subject-area expertise in teacher training would reduce the overall professionalism of teachers and would likely put underqualified teachers in Indiana classrooms, argues this newspaper editorial. Teachers need to not only know the subject they are teaching, but also how best to teach it, the editorial board writes.
Herald Bulletin (Anderson, Ind.), The | 11/04
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