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Show « AQ TheSalt Lake Tribune UTAH/NATION Friday, January 29, 1999 Report: ManyTeachers Feel They’re Not Ready for Classroom ewer than half surveyed said they were well-prepared for new technology, language barriers, subjects out of their field GANNETT NEWSSERVICE WASHINGTON — A surprising numberof teachbrs say they feelill-prepared for classroom chalhenges, a report released Thursdayby the Education @ While 54 percent of those surveyed teach students with limited English proficiency and 71 per- cent have children with disabilities in their classes, only 20 percentof the teacherssay they are comfortable meeting their needs. WOnly 28 percent of teachers were “very well” Departmentsays. ‘The report — issued as research indicates teacher quality is the most important factor in a child’s jearning — surveyed morethan 4,000 teachers and found that fewer than half feel ‘very well prepared.” And as the survey questionsgot ae specific, the answers: sett more teacher doubt: Only 20 percent say they are “very well pre- Recently, however, more sophisticated research hassingled out teacherquality as the dominantfac- tor. A key player here is William Sanders at the University of Tennessee, whose researchtracks children of equalability through several grades to determine “These data confirm our dramatic needto getseriers in our classrooms,” said Education Secretary Richard Riley. Riley's reaction comes amidrecent evidence about nto classroominstruction. school. prepared to use student assessments, and only 41 percent were that prepared to use new teaching metho ous about better preparing for and supporting teach- yared” to handle the job offolding “erywalpre For years, teacher quality was considered one of manyfactors behind a good education, ranking evenly with class size, curriculum and the educational backgroundof the parents whose children attend the the importance of having quality teachers. Quayle’s Blunder With Pope Never Really Happened why somechildren make faster progress. “In all our work, we consistently find that the dif- ferencein classroom-teachereffectis the single big gest factor,” said Sanders. “All these other things arerelatively trivial.” Pointing to Sanders’ research. The Education Trust recently issued a report pleading with school districts to focus more on teacher quality. Differences of this magnitude are stunning. said the report. ‘As all of us knowonlytoo well, they can represent the difference between a ‘remedial label and placement in the ‘accelerated’ or even ‘gifted’ track.” Similar research carried out in Dallas reached similar conclusions: Average reading scores of a group of Dallas fourth-graders assigned to three “highly effective” teachers in a rowrose from the 59th to 76th percentile between fourth and sixth grades. Thereport alsolooksat out-of-field teaching, find- The conclusion: Students drawing three weak teachers in a row score as much as 50 percentile points lowerontests. ing that 18 percentof math teachersin grades seven though 12 lack either a major or minorin the subject. Yi ey AT&T Wireless. |. NIGHT RIDDER NEWSSERVICE Available in S,M,L, and XXXXL. aa; Dan Quayle may have had a fe or two asvice president, but never slapped the pope on the t or told the pontiff, “Hey, re doing a finejob.” 1 ayle spokesman Jonathan said Wednesday: “Dan le has never met Pope John al I iron saida story detailin the g Quayle encounter was fiche Rev. John Myler of the Family Catholic Church in . Ill, told the story as an of what not to do if you ally meet the pontiff. { was a certain young vice ident from Indiana whoshall n nameless,” Myler told a ter. “It is a true story andis bly the best exampie of not to do.” von said he talked to Myler { the story. He said Myler relating a story he had no yand knowledge of and had | the equivalent of an urban li. Myler couldnot be reached mment Wednesday. he pope nevertraveled to the ‘od States during Quayle’s as vice president to PresiRush from Jan. 20, 1989, to n 20, 1993. | customary for the presi- nt to greet the pope when he s the United States, and for vive presidentto see him off. Cowboy Poetry A Celebration Of WayofLife ® Continued from A-1 Whether youtravel across country or across town, we have a plan for you. lorge audience, Bliss’ nervousness passed as soon as the spotlight blinded him, he said with a mile beneath his bushy handle- ar mustache It was an incredible honor,” the cowboy and building contractor said the next day, after reciting two more poems toa receptive ry crowd. His poem, “Old Doug,” about a 20-year-old horse and best friend lost in a tragic acci- DIGIT. ONE RATE ATaT Digital PCS $49.99 Plan: Greatrate. Noroaming or long distance chargesin all 50 dent, evoked moist eyes for many in the audience. Bliss wrote the poemto explain to his young son how his horse had died. 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