Word: professionalism
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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The cause of the fuss was Sir David's attempt to increase the teachers' Superannuation Account (pension fund) by $840 million. The additional 1% salary levy he wanted to impose would cost the average teacher $20 a year, and the schoolmasters felt that this was a cut they...
As Sir David's proposals went to Parliament, the profession erupted. The National Union of Teachers asked its 220,000 members to cease taking care of students' contributions to the National Savings Committee. The National Association of Schoolmasters asked its members to vote on whether to cease all...
Teachers colleges should continue to raise the standards of the teaching profession if they want to interest more college graduates in teaching, according to Dean Keppel, of the School of Education. Keppel is vice-chairman of the National Education Association's commission on teacher education and professional standards, which has just concluded a two-day session in Boston...
Keppel, speaking for the commission, stated, "Believe it or not, raising the standards for entrance into the profession increases the supply."
The NEA feels that the answer to the shortage of teachers lies in making the profession one which people would be proud to enter.