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Articles: Research and Theory on Teacher Education |
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Entering the Community of Teachers: The Difficulties and Prospects in Raising the Bar of Expectations in an Elementary Science Methods Course
In preparing pre-service teachers for careers in teaching, many of the necessary
characteristics of competent teachers are not typically addressed within the
framework and nature of methods courses in institutions of higher education. Such
characteristics include: (a) taking on independence and responsibility; (b) being
passionate about learning and teaching; (c) developing and following one’s own and
children's curiosity; (d) striving for excellence (not just grades); (e) becoming
an active participant in a professional community; (f) striving for and engendering
integrity; and (g) thinking deeply and critically about subject matter, one's own
identity as a teacher and community member, one’s practice, and children’s needs
and learning. All too often the socialization of schooling undermines the development
of such characteristics and promotes a jumping-through-the-hoops or going-through-the-motions
approach.
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