Great idea but a tough assignment!
Jacques Barzun despaired of the teaching of teachers. He is probably
the best writer that I have found on education at all levels.
There is a profile of his life and work on my site.
http://www.the-rathouse.com/Revivalist.html
Rafe
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Karl and all,
One major (in America, at least) is that the colleges of education
which "train" teachers, are very "distant" from the rest of the
university. The teachers-to-be have very little interaction/study
with the Liberal Arts and Sciences (or anyone else, for that matter),
and don't much teach "toward" us, the Professoriate. Since the
Colleges of Education are remote, their students (the teachers in the
schools, don't have much sense for educating/training their students
to deal with "us," leaving them in the situation which you desribe so
well here as "naive."
i suggest that we attempt to connect with the teachers-of-teachers,
and the teachers of these students who don't know, don't seem to
care, etc., and to join the rethinking of the universities and what
they do, toward...
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