[Cincinatus' Wife]

educators - sorry about the copy-paste. But then, it really is hard to call them educators.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

***Most of the 21,000 elementary school teachers in the state are ``seriously deficient'' in math, the report states, based on interviews with local school administrators and state and national math specialists.

The report also recommends that colleges and universities boost their math requirements for education majors. Many schools require no more than a single math course for future teachers.

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They're too busy teaching education theory. That bs is easier to teach and doesn't require any brains.

[Amelia]

But then, it really is hard to call them educators.

CW, I really wish you'd stop painting all of us with the same broad brush. (Yes, there are several of your fellow FReepers who are educators or spouses of educators.)

The curriculum for elementary education majors really needs to be strengthened, however. The course I took on 'teaching math in the elementary school' didn't go much (if any) beyond 6th grade math skills, and some of the prospective teachers had a hard time with it.