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CRK7376

(2,227 posts)
8. I learned very little
Tue May 20, 2014, 01:53 PM
May 2014

in my teacher education classes, both undergrad and grad level on classroom management. Observations and practical application in my own classroom were better teachers than most of the stuffed shirts in Education departments across the country. Watching teachers that I really respected and also observing or experiencing poor teachers were a great way to learn, for me. Having spent 13 years of teaching experience under my belt when I left teaching, now that I am retiring from the military and hoping to return to a high school classroom it will be interesting to see what has changed, and how I have changed.....

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yes handmade34 May 2014 #1
Not until grad school. femmocrat May 2014 #2
I am, and I did. elephant hunter May 2014 #3
I was graduated in 1970. Hoppy May 2014 #4
Yup. Igel May 2014 #5
Yes, a lot. madfloridian May 2014 #6
Yes, of course. knitter4democracy May 2014 #7
I learned very little CRK7376 May 2014 #8
I did, but it took me years to learn this tidbit. Goblinmonger May 2014 #9
Yes. LWolf May 2014 #10
After 25 years, sulphurdunn Jun 2014 #11
Most teacher education programs have units on management now. Sancho Jun 2014 #12
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