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By William Tinsley 4 4(XU
Special to the Gamecock
Distressed at the "high level tod
of incompetency" prevalent in
the South Carolina educational yji
system, a USC education
specialist has proposed a
solution to the problem.
Much of the problem lies the
with teachers' "watered-down recei1
degree requirements" at the salar;
college level, according to Savaj
William Savage, professor and rewai
former dean of the USC College serve
of Education. teacl
"THERE ARE accredited woul
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everywhere that offer so-called Wh
graduate work in a variety of only
fields for persons incapable of prove
undertaking genuine graduate schoo
study. Anyone can buy a gradi
master's degree from today's corps
colleges, and even some other
teachers with doctorates are educa
virtually illitprafp " hp cniH
To offset this problem of low Mil
education levels, Savage has direct
proposed a second teaching Educ;
certificate, a "master's" said,'
license. does
To acquire Savage's requii
proposed "master's" license, NTE
applicants, certified by the the t<
S.C. Department of Education elitisr
would be required to "have at profei
least three consecutive years "Th
of experience as a teacher in dicati
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uie area or graae in wnicn tney in tM;
are seeking the certification cogn
and earn a score on the Flemi
National Teachers abilit
Examination (NTE) which profes
places them in the top 25 said,4
percent of college seniors holdii
nationally who have taken the syster
test."
Savage also recommends a
favorable report from an
education department com- MT
mittee which would report on K j
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me icacuci a ciassroom j--^j
performance on two or more j j
occasions. H A
S.C. TEACHERS currently H I
have to score higher than 20 H ^
percent of the national average |f
on the NTE for most teaching H I
jobs, according to Savaop fw I
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a physics-teaching position the H *
applicant only has to score H
better than five percent of H
those who take the stan- [p!
dardized test.
The applicant, who passed flfirpi
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yone can buy a master's degree J
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-William Savage, USC pr<
requirements would "To aid the quality
ve at least a $4,000-a-year Carolina teachers
y increase, according to teacher ought to be
ge. "The proposal would grow to a higher pr<
rd effective teachers and level through trair
notice that mediocrity in experience. Savage's
lers, while tolerated, elitism would elimim
d not be financially good teachers right (
>ned," Savage said. teaching profession,"
ile Savage claims, "Our said.
hope for long-term im- ~
;ment in the aualitv of I
1 faculties seems to be the T
ual development of a | /"k
of master teachers," j J. vv vJ
s involved in S.C. i ?>?HP
ition do not agree. j ?Sj| a
<E FLEMING, executive I \ I ,FV
:or of the South Carolina |
Ass?ciation, SCEA, I Buy a set ,
"Although Savages s plan j f
have its merits, the ! price and {
rements concerning the J .
examination would lead I IOF Zb . An
agnkowc ? ?e *
^avuci o UllVJ cl SldlC UI | l l l
n instead of promoting j ana DH
ssional growth." , musjc stor,
le NTE is not a good in- j |
on of a teacher's ability I WP^SSBBWKi
at it is only a test of I
itive knowledge," | HB IroHnTiHI itiffml
ing said. "It ignores other j -<xr>
ies needed in a ? oallH
jsional instructor." He J !?Swp Pash
The NTE is just a crutch I | IIYC 1 UUI
ng up an antiquated I 0
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Cinematic
Arts
presents
g Thursday, January 25
^ "The African Queen"
O with Katherine Hepburn
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Friday, January 26
A "Casablanca"
with Ingrid Bergman
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J Saturday, January 27
"To Have And To Have Not"
with Lauren Bacall
7:00&9:30p.m.
Russell House Theatre $1.00
Sunday,January 28
"TheCaine Mutiny"
Humphrey Bogart i
| 7:00&9:30p.m. j
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monuay, January zy
"Mississippi Mermaid"
7:00 & 9:30p.m. I
Tuesday, January 30
Gloria Swanson
William Holden
7:00&9:30p.m.
Cinematic Arts is now selling
popcorn in accordance with
the new building policy which
llormUc fJ ^1 ? *1-" 2?
I" Iiiato unni mill Ul HIM) HI Uir
Russell House Theatre.
Popcorn will only be sold at j
pay films.
Cost 40 cents
Watch for
"Classic Film Series"
Starting January 31.