Teacher Pipeline Still Drying Up
But for the education world, the most striking data comes from the survey question asking in what field the freshmen plan to major. The percentage of probable education majors stands at 4.2%, the lowest percentage ever since the question was first asked in 1971. And that 4.1% comes at the end of a fifteen-year decline– at the turn of the century, the figure hovered around 11%.
(I believe the second 4.1% is a typo.)
Ed photos for the week Work of a math teacher… When your students keep a record of all of the intensely weird things you said all semester… And then make it pretty with colors… Accurate. 💯 TODAY is the day. I marvel at MidJourney’s ability to produce art of historical battles. There are a bunch…
This article first appeared in the Eduk8me newsletter. Be sure to subscribe to be the first to get articles such as this. In G. K. Chesterton.s 1929 book The Thing, he writes: In the matter of reforming things, as distinct from deforming them, there is one plain and simple principle; a principle which will probably be…
Ed photos for the week If you expect students to get it right the first time it is at best DOK 1 or DOK 2. What lessons do you want your Ss to remember forever? Computer Science Teacher: Conversations on AI in Education
The August feels Ah, August. The month of anticipation, anxiety, and angst. If you are already back with students, congratulations, the hardest part of the month is over. In my district we have another week and a half to finish up PD for new programs, creating accounts for new students & staff, assigning equipment to…
Tucker: The Man and His Dream Like a lot of people, I’m a sucker for David and Goliath stories, and Tucker: The Man and His Dream is a great one. Preston Tucker battles the Big Three automakers in the hopes of producing the “car of the future” with safety features such as disc brakes, seatbelts,…