Recent announcements and initiatives have highlighted both the state of contemporary American education and the deep divides in our society. However, it cannot be denied that most Americans are woefully uninformed across a host of subjects: ‘…most Americans do not know even the basics of American history and civics, as only 36 percent of all
As a nation, the United States has always placed a high value and premium on education, understanding that, “It is universally admitted that a well-instructed people alone can be permanently a free people” (James Madison), “The qualifications for self-government in society are not innate. They are the result of habit and long training (Thomas Jefferson),”
For me, the shock of all of this has been slow to wear off. But the denial that we are actually teaching amidst a pandemic is finally abating, and now, like so many of you, I am struggling. The pivot from brick and mortar schooling to a fully digital platform, almost overnight, has been difficult
You are finally to the last part of your journey! You have recently completed your student teaching placement where you taught someone else’s class for free while they were being paid to watch you. Your diploma has just arrived in the mail honoring your commitment to 120 credit hours of classes, papers, and lesson planning-
