April 12, 2002

The Role of Community Colleges in Teacher Education

To the Editor:

The move toward community colleges' providing full or partial programs in teacher education strikes me as a step back to the days of normal schools ("States Give Community Colleges a Role in Educating Teachers," March 8). In theory, teacher education has been moving toward a greater degree of professionalization, with a more-rigorous curriculum and more-challenging field experiences. I believe teacher education should be pursued at the graduate level just like law,

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