tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31730692.post1693431568397702211..comments2007-11-05T20:51:07.482-05:00ohdavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13301100314546526009noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31730692.post-23680820567522603932007-11-05T20:51:00.000-05:002007-11-05T20:51:00.000-05:002007-11-05T20:51:00.000-05:00Thanks for the kind words and good luck! Pimping you in a post tonight.ohdavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13301100314546526009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31730692.post-72480598808557118432007-11-05T18:22:00.000-05:002007-11-05T18:22:00.000-05:002007-11-05T18:22:00.000-05:00Interesting stuff. My eldest is a music teacher, and her degree is Music Education, rather than just Music. She was definitely expected to develop expertise in the field of music, but also took a lot of education classes. Maybe this is something peculiar to the music field. I've never heard of an degree in "math education" for example.<BR/><BR/>The statistic you quoted that really caught my eye was that 50% of all teachers leave the profession in the first five years. I'd like to learn more about that, especially what it was that caused them to leave. I have some emperical data from family and friends, but imagine that there has been academic research on this topic.<BR/><BR/>The election is tomorrow, and I'm on the ballot. I figure my odds are low of being elected as I'm seen as public enemy #1 by the power brokers in the community, and they've definitely outspent and outcampaigned me. But if some miracle occurs and I get elected, I'd like to visit your place sometime and get some guidance from an educator I trust outside our own system.Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05960574627644930183noreply@blogger.com