Teacher's educational level and how it effects student achievment

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A Teacher 's Education

And how it Affects Student Learning

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Abstract

In 2005 , the U .S . will have over 54 million children in schools and teachers will teachers will need to be recruited annually . The inability to produce this many is causing states to issue emergency certification programs lasting only 4-8 weeks and then throwing these teachers into schools many of them inner-city . But even with the No Child Left Behind policies in place , America is still severely

lacking in achievement levels and grades then other countries . This is because the level of education a teacher has influences how well a student achieves and teachers are not getting the proper training or education needed . A Teacher 's Education 3

In 2005 , the U .S . will have over 54 million children in schools and teachers will teachers will need to be recruited annually . The inability to produce this many is causing states to issue emergency certification programs lasting only 4-8 weeks and then throwing these teachers into schools many of them inner-city . But even with the No Child Left Behind policies in place , America is still severely lacking in achievement levels and grades then other countries . This is because the level of education a teacher has influences how well a student achieves and teachers are not getting the proper training or education needed

There are statistics coming out that show that a student 's achievement really relies on what a teacher 's educational level is . Research shows that the quality of teaching is actually the largest school related factor associated with achievement . A study in Tennessee and Dallas showed that a good teacher could raise a child 's grade by a whole level over the course of a year . The good grades were found to be cumulative showing kids who had a good teacher for three straight years rose from the 59th percentile in fourth grade to the 76th percentile in the sixth grade . But kids that had teachers , who were classified not as effective as the first group , went from the 60th percentile in fourth grade to the 42nd percentile by the time they reached sixth grade (Robert Rothman 2004

As America grows , it 's no surprise that more kids are coming into the school systems . The problem is that universities can 't produce enough teachers to keep up . That is a reason why 41 states have developed Alternative programs aimed at getting people a teacher 's certificate in four to eight weeks . These programs train a person in A Teacher 's Education 4

basic training for the classroom , basic training on how to make lesson plans and they reduce the requirements for state licenses , so that they can be hired for an emergency . The American Board for Certification of Teacher Excellence 's Passport to Teaching Certification ' reduce the time a person spends studying to teach . It also eliminates practice teaching in a classroom . Since teaching requires practice and...