National Commission on Teacher Education Act: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Education, Arts, and Humanities of the Committee on Labor and Human Resources, United States Senate, Ninety-eighth Congress, Second Session, on S.J. Res. 138 ... June 7, 1984 |
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... teaching : teachers drawn from the bottom of aca- demic ranks ; teacher preparation curriculas weighted with courses in educational methods ; inadequate salaries ; severe shortages in certain disciplines , and in some cases ...
... teaching : teachers drawn from the bottom of aca- demic ranks ; teacher preparation curriculas weighted with courses in educational methods ; inadequate salaries ; severe shortages in certain disciplines , and in some cases ...
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... teachers to pass an examination in their areas of specializa- tion . Throughout the country , special scholarship , apprenticeship , and internship programs have helped to elevate the profession of teaching to its rightful place . I ...
... teachers to pass an examination in their areas of specializa- tion . Throughout the country , special scholarship , apprenticeship , and internship programs have helped to elevate the profession of teaching to its rightful place . I ...
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... teachers are trained to teach reading ; and second , the training of teachers in the use of psychological techniques ... teaching at the elementary level . At the end of the year , reading comprehension increased an average of one and ...
... teachers are trained to teach reading ; and second , the training of teachers in the use of psychological techniques ... teaching at the elementary level . At the end of the year , reading comprehension increased an average of one and ...
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... teaching reading and their effec- tiveness . Teachers are undoubtedly doing the best job they can with the tools they have been provided , but for the most part , the methods they are using , at least for the hard - to - teach , appear ...
... teaching reading and their effec- tiveness . Teachers are undoubtedly doing the best job they can with the tools they have been provided , but for the most part , the methods they are using , at least for the hard - to - teach , appear ...
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... teacher edu- cation . Although some States have taken action , there has been no na- tional response . Numerous studies have found that the colleges of education now attract the least capable students , and those who go on to teaching ...
... teacher edu- cation . Although some States have taken action , there has been no na- tional response . Numerous studies have found that the colleges of education now attract the least capable students , and those who go on to teaching ...
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Page 262 - If an unfriendly foreign power had attempted to impose on America the mediocre educational performance that exists today, we might well have viewed it as an act of war.
Page 10 - Senate, and shall be compensated at the rate provided for level V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of title 5, United States Code. One such Associate Director shall be designated "Associate Director for Domestic and Anti-Poverty Operations...
Page 9 - The teacher preparation curriculum is weighted heavily with courses in "educational methods at the expense of courses in subjects to be taught. A...
Page 10 - Code, governing appointments in the competitive service, and without regard to the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of such title relating to classification and General Schedule pay rates, but...
Page 10 - Any vacancy in the Commission shall not affect its powers, but shall be filled in the same manner in which the original appointment was made.
Page 10 - All other members shall be entitled to receive an amount not to exceed the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay in effect for grade GS-18 of the General Schedule for each day during which they are engaged in the actual performance of duties vested in the board. While away from their homes or regular places of business...
Page 221 - Nothing contained in this Act shall be construed to authorize any department, agency, officer, or employee of the United States to exercise any direction, supervision, or control over the curriculum, program of instruction, administration, or personnel of any educational institution or school system...
Page 194 - the deliberate, systematic, and sustained effort to transmit, evoke, or acquire knowledge, attitudes, values, skills, or sensibilities...
Page 10 - c) The Commission shall submit to the President and to the Congress such interim reports as it deems advisable. The Commission shall submit to the President and to the Congress not later than twenty-four months after the first meeting of the Commission, a final report of the study and investigation, together with such recommendations as the Commission deems advisable. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS SEC.
Page 208 - Give a man a fish and he eats for a day; teach a man to fish and he eats for a lifetime.