As more and more sources claim that «teaching candidates had not been adequately prepared for» state - mandated tests, the growing sense of dissatisfaction
with traditional teacher certification programs grows, thus resulting in a diminished interest in teaching from the general public (Harris).
Researchers across the country have been using those data to study the value
of traditional teacher certification, the degree of on - the - job learning among teachers, the impact of charter schools, the effectiveness of teacher preparation programs, etc..
While
the traditional teacher certification route - enrolling in and completing a four - year teacher preparation program - is common across the states, there are a number of different routes an educator can take to become certified and enter the classroom.
For instance, the number of alternative certification programs, that offer a teaching license without completing
a traditional teacher certification program, and their graduates have skyrocketed since the Bush administration first published their America 2000 educational strategic plan, widely promoting their use to meet the growing need for certified teachers.
The IndyTeach apprenticeship is for individuals who received a Bachelor's degree but did not undergo
a traditional teacher certification program at a university.
The fact that TFA requires only a five - week crash course in pedagogy — rather than
traditional teacher certification — is another reason to question the value of an education degree.
Over the past decade, the complicated process of
traditional teacher certification has led to a nationwide decrease in new teachers nationwide (Harris).