Sentences with phrase «require secondary social studies teachers»

Require secondary social studies teachers to pass tests of content knowledge for each social studies discipline they intend to teach.

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Although Virginia requires that its secondary teacher candidates pass a Praxis II content test to teach any core secondary subjects, the state permits a significant loophole to this important policy by allowing general social studies licenses, without requiring subject - matter testing for each subject area within this discipline.

By allowing a general social studies certification — and only requiring a general knowledge social studies exam — Virginia is not ensuring that its secondary teachers possess adequate subject - specific content knowledge.

Not only do Indiana and Tennessee require that secondary teacher candidates pass a content test to teach any core secondary subjects, but these states also do not permit any significant loopholes to this important policy by allowing secondary general science or social studies licenses (see Goals 1 - G and 1 - H).

States that allow general social studies certifications — and only require a general knowledge social studies exam — are not ensuring that their secondary teachers possess adequate subject - specific content knowledge.

By allowing general social studies and general science certifications — and only requiring general knowledge exams for each — Nevada is not ensuring that these secondary teachers possess adequate subject - specific content knowledge.

Washington permits other significant loopholes to this important policy by allowing both general science and general social studies licenses without requiring subject - matter testing for each subject area within these disciplines (see «Secondary Teacher Preparation in Science and Social Studies» analysis and recommendatsocial studies licenses without requiring subject - matter testing for each subject area within these disciplines (see «Secondary Teacher Preparation in Science and Social Studies» analysis and recommendastudies licenses without requiring subject - matter testing for each subject area within these disciplines (see «Secondary Teacher Preparation in Science and Social Studies» analysis and recommendatSocial Studies» analysis and recommendaStudies» analysis and recommendations).