How in the HELL Will States Like Tennessee EVER Have Teachers

if school districts decide they don't want to take on student teachers? The arguments made by current teachers don't cut it--they, too, were once student teachers.

Of course this is the result of idiotic evaluation systems based on test scores. Teachers are too afraid to take on student teachers.

Again, where in the HELL do would-be teachers get the chance to get classroom experience if they are shut out?

This is insane.

Student teaching is a requirement for graduation in teacher education programs. For districts, it can be an extra set of hands to help busy teachers and provide a pool of future employees to recruit.

The teaching candidates work daily in schools, starting off by observing students, moving to one-on-one student help and then, by the middle of their placement, doing co-teaching and co-planning of lessons.

"We absolutely understand the stress that teachers are feeling -- we don't feel insulted, we just want to figure out ways that we can guarantee student teachers are an asset," Singer-Gabella said. "If we can't place student teachers in Williamson County, we have to go elsewhere -- we will look at other districts, and we will probably begin to look at charters"”