Michael Zwaagstra: Education Schools Do a Poor Job of Training Teachers

Michael Zwaagstra: Education Schools Do a Poor Job of Training Teachers
Parents walk their children to school in North Vancouver on Sept. 10, 2020. The Canadian Press/Jonathan Hayward
Michael Zwaagstra
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Commentary
Nearly a century ago, Lawrence Lowell, the retiring president of Harvard University, described his university’s education school as “a kitten that ought to be drowned.” While Lowell’s words were offensive, his point was clear. Education schools have a poor reputation. This was true in the early-20th century and it remains true today.
Michael Zwaagstra
Michael Zwaagstra
Author
Michael Zwaagstra is a public high school teacher and a senior fellow with the Fraser Institute. He is the author of “A Sage on the Stage: Common Sense Reflections on Teaching and Learning.”
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