To get certified to teach in public schools, prospective teachers must take lots of courses that have little to do with the subject they will eventually teach. Understandably, many qualified candidates do not have the time, energy and money to jump through the bureaucratic hoops that stand between them and the classroom. Mandated smaller classes will not instantly solve our education woes. Parents need to be wary of such claims and question whether class size should be their first concern. While fewer students in class sounds great, we need to understand what kind of difference it will really make and what bureaucratic hassles it might bring.
Many experts believe that more effective approaches to improving education exist.
We owe it to our children to guarantee that educational policy changes will produce better results.