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Saturday, February 9, 2013
Great Preparation = Great Success
A person once said "It's better to be prepared and not have the opportunity than to have the opportunity and not be prepared." That saying has stuck with me every since I heard it. How is it that CTAE teachers are given the job but not the preparation that comes with it. I feel the money given should be allocated to a year of mentoring programs. The CTAE mentors should also go through training on how to properly guide the mentees. The funding should also go towards the first year CTAE teachers to help them purchase what's needed for their classroom. They should be awarded funds for continuing education throughout the school year. The students need funding as well. I hear a lot of teachers having to do fun raisers at the beginning of the year because their department barely received money to make the program successful. How do you expect the kids to excel if they are not giving the necessary tools to succeed. If the CTAE department was treated more like the core classes, I don't think we would even be having this discussion.
Sivad, you make some very important points and I think the quote you provided at the beginning is very relevant. I think more attention needs to be paid to the fact that CTAE teachers are trained in their field first and foremost, and that learning teaching requires its own education. More money should be allocated to this, and available to be sure that we have high quality programs in the CTAE programs.
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