First year is a real learning experience.
Tavares Stephens, groomed in a new teacher prep program, says he wasn't prepared for problems. You don't see education majors much better than Tavares Stephens, University of Georgia education professors say. Stephens was one of the first English education majors to graduate from a degree program that requires students to spend an entire year student teaching. It's like a mystery you indulge in every day. Stephens was groomed in one of the most innovative teacher prep programs in the state, with a full year of student teaching and many additional field experiences.