You may have heard of the NCTQ report, which gave poor ratings to many highly-regarded schools/colleges of education, without ever stepping foot on campus or interviewing a living soul. Having completed one of those allegedly inadequate programs many years ago, I'm curious how NCTQ would rate TFA in terms of program quality, especially now that it is “approved as a state sanctioned vehicle for the preparation of teachers in Idaho.” Exactly which exemplary practices are to be found in the 5-week summer boot camp and hit-or-miss follow-up during the school year, and particularly, what is exemplary and worth replicating in the minimal two-year commitment?
Perhaps our schools of education should emulate the financial arrangements of TFA in order to get back in the good graces of the folks at NCTQ.
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