Re: 2 million teachers in 2007!

[Sampere <sampere@SUHEP.PHY.SYR.EDU>]

How many science courses must one take to gain k-5 or k-8 or whatever that
certification is?  Remember, these teachers must learn how to teach reading,
writing, math, history, health, etc.  There really isn't much time left to
really learn science.

Sam

Herbert H Gottlieb wrote:

> > I like to make these contacts WITHOUT the school of education.  How do
> > you think these teachers got this way in the first place?  Like Lois
> said,
> > most teachers are pretty enthusiastic about such opportunities.  Once
> one
> > teacher is bitten, the disease usually spreads.
> >
> > Sam
>
> Very few schools or education are left in this country.  Almost all of
> our
> teachers now go through the regular academic college and university
> courses in math, science etc.....  and then go on to take a few "methods"
> courses to qualify them as teachers.
>
> I suppose that we could get some grants to give workshops that are
> superior to the courses that are offered in "Schools of Education" but
> such courses usually end and are forgotten once the grant money
> runs out.
>
> Herb Gottlieb from New York City
> (Where the burnout rate is very high for our sincere teacher trainers)
>
> > Lois Breur Krause wrote:
> >
> > > > How does one go about "working with elementary school teachers" who
> > are
> > > > afraid of science??
> > > >
> > > > Herb Gottlieb from New York City
> > > > (Where the shortage of qualified science teachers is increasing at
> > an
> > > > accelerated exponential rate but should level off by 2007 when
> > there are
> > > > none left.)
> > >
> > > talk with the people in your education department, and find out who
> > does
> > > student teaching placements.  they would have the school contacts.
> > chances
> > > are they would be excited, after they got over the initial shock, of
> > your
> > > offer to do a summer workshop with local elem teachers.  ask them to
> > work
> > > with you to set it up and find the grant funding if needed.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > >
> > > Dr. Lois Breur Krause
> > > Department of Geological Sciences
> > > 442 Brackett Hall
> > > Clemson University
> > > Clemson SC  29634
> > >
> > > teaching chemistry, physics, astronomy and geology to elementary
> > education
> > > majors.
> > >
> > > How We Learn and Why We Don't: Student Survival Guide,
> > > available from International Thompson Publishing, ISBN 0324-011970
> > >
> > > http://home.earthlink.net/~breurkrause
> > >
> > > krause@clemson.edu
> >
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Samuel M. Sampere
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Syracuse University
Department of Physics
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