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Oanr At least 25 percent of th have been found to have r level, according to Will education. These are the ones who w Examinations, NTE, whicl score requirements on the some colleges in South Car fail. "IN ORDER TO fulfill tl obtain certification to U generally has only to sco average group nationally, Despite that fact, abot tr\ o iar?o virVia f oIta if foil Cn iuajui a wuu iaivc it iouf ua in other South Carolina co tests made in 1976 and 197i 'When these people perf not pointing the finger at pointing the finger at depa so on." A common misconcepti curriculum is that all of department. Savage said < courses are in education. THE BASIC purpose of knowledge that every te provide, Savage said. The NTE consists of tw The first part is the comn of general knowledge leai The second part is desif the applicant is interested mon examination is alwa require a teaching field < BNHnMHBBBBHHH SIma w juim GET J p mmmw e i For $ 1.00 yo I 921 Asseml Teach Some read ' Candi Sitton i?cock Staff Writer e teachers in South Carolina schi eading skills below the eighth-gr iam Savage, a USC professor re re able to pass the National Teac i certifies them to teach. Although NTE are low, Savage said there olina where 99 percent of those tei le requirements in terms of score each in South Carolina, a pei re in the bottom half of the be] Savace .said. it 25 percent of the USC educa vage said. The same trend is evi< lieges, such as Claflin College wl 7 showed that 90 percent tested fai ormed very poorly on the NTE, th us in education/' Savage said. 4 rtments like English, art, history on people liave about the educa their courses are in the educa only about 18 percent of the requ the NTE is measurement of gen acher needs and colleges clain 0 parts, each with specific purpc ion examination, which tests the ned by obtaining any college deg {ned to test the specific teaching i 1 in, Savage said. Although the c ys given, some teaching fields dc examination. rv ll ibwck! Lanes and S sireicn mi u can bowl one (1) gam (offer good 3:00-5:0 Star L< bly (next door to ( lers F at sub eigh\ SAVAGE SAID the low ? need for action on the par ^ois their admittance and ini ade The College of Educati of which all applicants must said. A student will not be the average American 17-j "ie me tic. "That is going to elim iiea plicants," Savage said. Another criticism of the s to culturally biased and un -son Savage. He said some bla< low- have the knowledge meat and classical music are < tion lent IN DEFENSE of the N" lere that South Carolina collej [led. information needed to pa tat's 'It's In his rebuttal, Savage; and colleges showing the fail Black colleges such as A1J tion Benedict College with 97 ition State College with 88 pe ired colleges like Bob Jones Clemson University wit University with 10 perce eral r> tn o 4 n i i j! a. - ^?ricr omunu, uirecu School District Two, said J8?8- are now geared more to1 kind tree. OTHER THAN a minim Field college degree with a reqi :om- medical examination as > not the teaching profession. I ^SWOR jjjj^D STAR ?chlitz wan if buck! e and get a 12 oz. can 0p.m. Mon.-Fri.) alios Carolina Inn) ' th -grade level .cores earned on the NTE indicate the t of colleges and universities to raise 3traction standards. on began a testing system this fall pass to enter the department, Savage admitted unless he scores as well as fear-old in reading, writing and arithinate at least 25 percent of the ap; NTE is the argument that the test is fair to black teachers, according to :ks believe they cannot be expected to Hired by the NTE. Areas such as art common examples. TE, Savage issued a rebuttal stating ges and universities have taught the ss the test. tuso cues ngures irom 50um uaroiina ure rate of those who take the NTE. len University with 96 percent failure, ' percent failure and South Carolina rcent failure can be compared with University with 8 percent failure, h 20 percent failure and Furman nt failure. ar of personnel for Lexington County 1 it is his understanding that the tests ward the minorities. um score on the NTE, Breland listed a nired number of education hours and a other requirements for entrance into I 9 w :TH! j L ! Salu j I Phon I ... IFKI I I ofSchlitz. ! I J witl 799-0418 J PBanHiBi "" ? Sidewalk Art-appreciative USC perused the work of 1 modern artists. The pri I on sale in front of tn University Union. inn nipMur p Din in da at Green - Fh 256-6681 ? ahead for fasti i aL*. I - I ring tiiis aa ana EE ICE ci CONE \i any sandwich \ CLIP THIS COUP) !r?d Rolllson ? GAMECOCK ishow < students recently Renaissance and nts are currently e Russell House 11 re Points ^ 9 i i ar service I i get a ;i tEAM j f i I I I lurch ase |! ON | . I