National Teacher Certification

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This paper provides an overview of the educational system of the United States, traces its development, outlines its present condition, estimates the necessity of reforms in the educational sphere and judges the worth of a proposed national high-school teachers certification incentive. Other related issues are also given consideration in the course of the mainstream discussion.

Paper Outline:
Introduction
Brief Overview of Secondary Education System in the USA
Identification of the Primary Concerns in Teacher Certification
National Teacher Certification
Arguments Against National Certification
Conclusion
Bibliography

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"There have, of course, been alternatives suggested and tried at different times, including alternatives that eliminated the professional component almost altogether. But the fact remains that, at present, the vast majority of licenses to teach are based on evidence of completion of such a program, with or without examination. Because determining the relative importance of these various elements and their inclusion in a certification system always involves conflicts-between classroom teachers and other elements of the profession, between professors of education and professors in the liberal arts and sciences, between state department of education officials and those teaching in universities, between so-called "research universities" and former teachers colleges-this issue has been one of the most contentious in the long development of teacher certification."

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