Subject

Teachers

Purpose

The purpose of teacher reform is to make sure that all teachers are highly qualified before entering the classroom. It is also to ensure that teachers collaborate and become more accountable.

Findings/Results

The findings of this article are that collaboration and accountability is the key. Teachers should be held accountable for test scores and pedagogical content knowledge. The teachers should collaborate with other professionals and current research in order to become more qualified in their area.

Reference

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3673/is_199904/ai_n8847385/pg_6

Implications for Education

            The article was very informative. It provided a lot of background information that was essential in understanding the teacher education has not been on the minds of educators until recently. It described the different situations that had to occur in order for others to realize that teachers have to be held accountable and to a certain standards.

            These teachers must also have to attend professional development seminars. These seminars can not only be education but also informative and time for them to relate to other educating professionals. This will give the teachers time to make sure they are exhausting all efforts when teaching students in the classroom.

            The article went in depth when talking about the personal experiences that the author encountered in the classroom. It talked about how involved the author was in accountability across the state on many different levels. The author described how on the college level, once completing the teacher education requirements, a student had to pass a teachers exam to ensure he or she was a quality teacher. On the elementary and secondary levels, students are required to take state tests. These tests are not only reflections on the district but schools and teachers as well. Students are to be taught the information in such a way that they can pass the tests and retain the information.