Many teachers yearn for adult-oriented growth opportunities and support.
Antioch's Program provides the skills and knowledge for Candidates to become both engaged community members and beginning experts in a professional community. Antioch prepares its Candidates to participate as child advocates and leaders in social justice and school reform. Teachers should be at the forefront of change in schooling. Committed to critical inquiry and acting as co-definers of good educational practice, teachers need to be valued, competent professionals with informed positions on many aspects of the content and process of educating. In contrast, typical teacher education prepares Candidates to begin their work with little or no understanding of the institutions that control their work lives.