tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post5502236447615827311..comments2024-03-29T07:35:27.262-04:00Comments on The Miss Rumphius Effect: NCTQ Report is OutTriciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18350907653629775293noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-41038615143411358472008-07-07T23:30:00.000-04:002008-07-07T23:30:00.000-04:00As a 2002 graduate of UR's program, a teacher with...As a 2002 graduate of UR's program, a teacher with 6 years experience, an accelerated math teacher, and having had 2 student teachers from one of the universities listed as having "the right stuff", I feel that I'm qualified to disagree with the findings in this study.<BR/><BR/>I teach an accelerated 2nd grade math class, teaching both the 2nd and 3rd grade curriculum to prepare my students to Lindseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01994023369148544013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-81614075986713054242008-06-27T10:10:00.000-04:002008-06-27T10:10:00.000-04:00I was an alternatively certified teacher, so teach...I was an alternatively certified teacher, so teacher prep experience was different; however, we had to meet the same state certification requirements as other teachers, we just didn't have any of the "extra" college-required ed courses. This meant that I took one math content course (number theory - great teacher, helped me learn to think through math operations, almost zero relevance to any mathSarah B. B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15181190523287402810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-47903579955791570142008-06-26T21:09:00.000-04:002008-06-26T21:09:00.000-04:00It's been nearly 15 years since I graduated so I d...It's been nearly 15 years since I graduated so I don't know how helpful my thoughts will be. I don't remember taking a single math course in the education department. I did have to take more specific general-education courses for education than I would have had simply for graduation. But, again, I don't remember it being too specific in math. Most of what I know about teaching math has been Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04725549451973770515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-46964112642014084882008-06-26T18:02:00.000-04:002008-06-26T18:02:00.000-04:00As a graduate from UR's teacher preparation progra...As a graduate from UR's teacher preparation program in 2006, I can without a doubt assert that I teach math the best of the four core subject areas. Many of the seasoned teachers at my school are amazed at the wealth of knowledge, materials, resources, and confidence I have when I teach math. I would like to know if the council actually has statistical evidence to dispute its claims about our Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com