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Originally Posted by Guest
Question for you. I am a product of a public school education which I think was terrific. I am old enough that sadly at the time my teachers were in college there were few professional occupations open to them other than teaching and nursing. I had teachers who were valedictorians of their schools. That's the setup. Now with all professions open to women, which is a good thing, is there a decrease in the talent pool that goes into education as a career choice? Or perhaps being book smart has very little to do with being a quality teacher?
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"If a doctor, lawyer or dentist had 40 people in his office at one time, all of whom had different needs, and some of whom didn't want to be there and were causing trouble, and the doctor, lawyer or dentist, without assistance, had to treat them all with professional excellence for nine months, then he might have some conception of the classroom teacher's job." Donald D. Quinn