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Originally Posted by OldOleMiss
Why "here at Ole Miss"??-- Do you mean that at other Universities the education programs don't consist of mainly elementary school teachers?? It was my understanding that at most schools elementary school education was the majority of the ED major-- that upper level teachers actually majored in a specific subject to teach and then took the EDU courses to become certified… This to me comes off as very condescending to Ole Miss and elementary school majors….
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I've heard of different structures in different states...all have elements of their subject area and elements of education, but perhaps in differing amounts. For example, many elementary education teachers in Chicago come through TFA or similar programs and had zero education classes in college.