Wednesday, May 12, 2010

U.S. Teachers Not Well Prepared to Teach Mathematics

http://www.educationnews.org/ed_reports/edu_assoc_articles/91006.html

U.S. Teachers Not Well Prepared to Teach Mathematics, Study Finds....

A New International Study of Future Teachers in 16 Countries Reveals Mathematics Teacher Preparation Jeopardizes Student Learning of Math.

Washington, DC – April 15, 2010 – In a seminal study of international teacher preparation released today, researchers found a striking parallel between future U.S. teachers’ knowledge of mathematics content and the performance of the students they teach.
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Anyone at Evergreen State College care to respond?
How about all those legislators that voted for ESSB 6696?
Race to the Top believers.... ?????

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