tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post150179993115171020..comments2024-03-13T21:26:03.011-07:00Comments on Right on the Left Coast: Views From a Conservative Teacher: Teachers Need To Know SomethingDarrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15730642770935985796noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-38186126766690880312009-11-08T16:52:00.855-08:002009-11-08T16:52:00.855-08:00I'll risk repeating a comment I left at Joanne...I'll risk repeating a comment I left at Joanne Jacob's blog on this subject.<br /><br />Yes, California has eliminated the bachelor's degree in education.<br /><br />Unfortunately, what many K-8 teachers-to-be take instead is a<a href="http://www.ccc.csuhayward.edu/FASTTRACK.htm" rel="nofollow"> “Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies”</a>, which is a fancy way for saying that the student’s take a lot of survey courses, but don’t actually learn anything in depth.<br /><br />I know because my wife took a lot of courses with people getting these degrees.<br /><br />This degree is *NOT* something as solid a a BA in history or math or classics or literature. It is a four year program of high-school level classes mixed with freshman intro-to courses.<br /><br />Requiring a *real* content-degree would be great, but that isn’t what California does :-( <br /><br />-Mark RouloAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-22728095138228928702009-11-07T14:30:19.608-08:002009-11-07T14:30:19.608-08:00At least in California, one cannot get a degree in...At least in California, one cannot get a degree in "Education" like some other states. Not that has made much of a difference in the quality of our schools.W.R. Chandlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05908482384887766964noreply@blogger.com