Gains in Teacher Quality

In the article “Gains in Teacher Quality” it ask several question at the quality of teaching. One question that the articles ask is has the academic caliber of new teacher change of the last two decade. The answer to the question came from the No Child Left behind Act when it “emphasized academic competence by requiring that prospective teachers either graduate with a major in the subject they are teaching, have credits equivalent to a major, or pass a qualifying test showing competence in the subject” (Goldhaber & Walch).The next question that the article asked is “Has the policy emphasis on teacher quality led more academically talented people into the teacher workforce, or have accountability reforms driven talent away?”  (Goldhaber & Walch) I would have to yes to this question because of the No child left behind Act  it  raised the  test-based accountability for teacher and the ongoing push to establish more-rigorous teacher evaluation systems have made teaching less attractive and thereby contributed to further decline in the quality of the teaching corps (Goldhaber & Walch). I think that education system need to go back to basic and let the teacher teach without all of the rule and regulate and form to fill out because it has taken teaching time away for the teacher.

Goldhaber, D., & Walch, J. (n.d.). Gains in teacher quality. Retrieved from http://educationnext.org/gains-in-teacher-quality/

(n.d.). Retrieved from website: http://www.nea.org/home/NoChildLeftBehindAct.html