U.S. Dept. of Education Blog Asks College Students Why They Want a Teaching Career

Posted on February 8, 2010 by Barbara Macaulay

UMassOnline Barbara MacaulayFirst of all, how interesting is it that the U.S. Department of Education has a blog. Not only that, but it is comment enabled. I found it during a recent internet surfing expedition looking for elearning news and views. But here’s what caught my eye… this blog post and video entry entitled, “University Students Talk About Why They Want to Be Teachers.”  Obviously while this sampling of student views isn’t representative of an exacting poll, the few men and women interviewed for this video likely reflect many of the attitudes and aspirations of would-be teachers of this generation. But secondly, as the daughter, sister, and aunt of public school teachers (3 generations), it is pretty nice to see the very high esteem in which teachers are held by those choosing to enter the profession.  No doubt, these aspiring teachers had wonderful role models along their educational paths.

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  2. College of Education – Grand Canyon University on February 9th, 2010 12:56 pm

    Thanks for the post. It contained a lot of interesting and informative information. I look forward to more in the future.

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