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On May 16, 2012 Dr. Thomas Brush, Professor and Associate Dean for Teacher Education at Indiana University and my dissertation director, posted the following exclamation of surprise and alarm on FaceBook.
"His message was in response a White House reply to a long letter he had written about the ways in which education policy, particularly testing and unrealistic expectations for teacher candidates, are creating a roadblock to getting America’s best and brightest college graduates into public school classrooms.
What has gotten this seasoned teacher educator so riled up, and is there truth to his claim that government policy is preventing some excellent potential teachers from entering the profession?"
You may read the full text of Dr. Brush's letter as well as the reply from the White House, or see a summary of the points Dr. Brush made...and determine where you stand with these issues. Are new regulations "discouraging to potential teachers?" Will "the successful completion of a series of test" make better teachers? There are many questions to ponder.
