Seems like they’re not even trying the do part anymore, just skipping straight to teach.

Rebecca Koenig at The Chronicle of Higher Education has the story:

Do Education Programs Dole Out Too Many Easy A’s?

Are teacher-training programs rigorous enough? A new study, completed by a group that has long criticized the quality of teacher preparation, makes the case that they’re not.

Education students face easier coursework than do their peers in other departments, according to the study, and they’re more likely to graduate with honors.

A report on the study—”Easy A’s and What’s Behind Them,” which is to be released on Wednesday by the National Council on Teacher Quality—argues that a more-objective curriculum for teaching candidates would better prepare them for careers in the classroom.

“We’re out to improve training,” said Julie Greenberg, the report’s co-author and a senior policy analyst of teacher-preparation studies for the advocacy group. “We want teacher candidates to be more confident and competent when they get in the classroom so their students can benefit from that.”

The council examined more than 500 institutions and found that 30 percent of all their graduating students earned honors. But when it came to education programs, 44 percent of students did so.