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[quote=Anonymous]  You start with a pilot program at say 2-4 universities where you develop a more rigorous education degree program where students learn the best empirically validated teaching methods and they experiment with new innovative techniques and even do small studies on effectiveness. Every student accepted gets a full scholarship (an incentive to help get more top students). It is much harder to get into than the typical grad program and they have to meet certain standards during observations of student teaching sessions. They also must pass more rigorous proficiency exams. They also must demonstrate a strong mastery of classroom management skills both in observations during student teachering and exams on the best empirically validated methods that include various real life examples. I understand regular teaching programs claim to have these standards, but my imagined program would have much STRONGER standards.

Once they graduate with a certain GPA, they automatically start 4 steps ahead on the pay scale. They have to meet certain standards to keep accelerating in pay and the cap for highest possible salary after years and advanced degrees is made higher. If they continue to show excellence, after 5 years of service, any student loans incurred before entering this fully funded program, are forgiven.

Researchers use a multimodal multi method form of assessment to follow these teachers and look at factors such as teaching effectiveness, student enjoyment of the class, classroom management, etc and based on the results the program is changed or revised for future teaching students. Gradually you increase the number of these "teaching excellence" programs in the country.

My biggest issue with making sure teachers get paid as much as say doctors is competency. Some deserve that pay and some don't. It is concerning how many teachers who we have encountered who do not understand the concepts they are teaching and to make matters work they lack enthusiasm for the topic they teach and cannot get the class under control.  These teachers would never make it through (or probably even get into) once of these fully funded programs I have created in my mind.[/quote]

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