Characteristics of Profession
Is teaching commonly considered a profession?
No
Who developed Normal Schools?
Horace Mann
What percent of teachers want more influence over the curriculum they teach?
88%
Supreme court case, Court ruled that racially segregated schools are unequal in terms of educational experiences
Brown V. BOE
Who said, “Our studies have led us to several conclusions (and related hypothesis) supporting the proposition that teaching is a weak profession… First… there is not a knowledge base sufficient to justify the claim that teaching warrants classification as a profession… our second conclusion, related to the first, is that knowledge underlying and relevant to teaching has been a little codified. The process is just the beginning… Our third conclusion is that curriculum development in teacher education is largely absent, inadequate, primitive, or all of these.”?
John Goodlad
Who claimed typical 2-year normal schools under Mann’s construction did not provide the necessary professional preparation needed for future teachers?
John Goodlad
Education not specifically mentioned in the constitution, power goes to __________.
Individual States
typically a “white collar” job, occupation defined by a specialized body of knowledge, requiring at least a college education
profession
What is a quasi-profession?
An occupation that fits the requirements of a profession yet is not usually thought of as one.
Increased control of schools and districts by administrative experts meant _____________ was threatened.
Teacher Autonomy
States place __________ standards that individual schools must ____________.
minimum; meet and could exceed
the expectation that the members of a profession will be free to exercise independent judgment
professional autonomy
What do you know about professionalism?
Academic professionalism attempts to improve the
profession from the inside,(teachers, students, parents, school board, a state board, etc.)
-Education is its own profession.
-emphasizes a teacher’s right/ obligation to determine the professional tasks inside the classroom
What requires teachers to test students in reading and writing every year from grade 3 to 8?
No Child Left Behind
Who am I? I am the leader of the educational staff, responsible to provide direction and supervision to all aspects of a school district’s activity. Also, I advise the school board on matters, recommend policy, and implement policy decisions.
Superintendent
the direct result of a school reform movement of the 1980s, assesses teacher quality by using a portfolio method
National Board for Professional Teaching Standards
What do you know about professionalization?
Professionalization
Administrative professionalization focuses on improving education from the outside
-Education needs to be like the other professions.
-Teachers are employees, rather than colleagues
-more administration, career ladders, credentialing
How many year programs were developed to provide a base in the psychology of learning and the history and philosophy of education?
Four Year
List 3 Extralegal influences of education
President (Ex: Reagan, Nation at Risk Report)
Private Foundations (Ex: Carnegie, Ford, kellogg : Funding)
Textbooks (Ex: attempt to get maximum sales)
National Tests (Ex: PARCC)
Teachers Unions (Ex: American Federation of Teachers & National Education Association)
distinction intended to emphasize the difference between an occupation taking on the external characteristics of a profession and a commitment among its members to professional conduct, expertise, and ethics
Professionalism vs professionalization