Evolution of teaching

The growth or change of teaching preparation from the Colonial period to now have gone through much needed change that was needed for this time. Teachers during the Colonial era were not formally educated and there were not that many of them. Some of them did not receive an education that went beyond elementary or high school. Most got their training from observation of other teachers at work. Some of these teachers had an obligation to work in order to get to America. They did what they had to and for those that made it good and for those that did not took many students went down with them in the process.
A small percentage of those teachers that made the level above secondary were tutors for the private sector mainly in Europe. If a teacher knew the subject matter that was a plus but if that individual did not it was still not necessary. The reason for this was that this was a field of temporary employment and not a career. The percentages of teachers were either teenagers or those with skeptical characters. The profession of teaching was one that took some time to go through changes, and become an area of professionalism. In the 1800’s Reverend Samuel Hall established a program for teaching and this was the beginning of teaching in America.
Then later Horace Mann had an academic and training program for teachers. Then in the 1900’s teaching took on the role of being a field filled with women. Then by the twentieth century education took on a booming effect. Enrollment was on the rise and the demand grew for teachers which gained popularity form the universities and private colleges, to expand the teaching program to include three and four year programs for teaching.
Then in 1980 the remodeling of education occurred. Before this time teachers were not treated fairly and teaching was now being considered a profession requiring the needs of professionals. Due to this professionalism the area of education for teachers had to be expanded and more geared for preparing individuals for a career. This also caused contention between status and preparation for a career. Many deans got involved including The Holmes Group. Then the Carnegie Forum called for advanced standards and qualifications requiring a master’s degree versus undergraduate’s degree.
Now today undergraduate degrees as well as bachelors and masters are still being used in the teaching majors. Not many are board certified and it is expensive. For those that are board certified there is more added responsibilities and the pay really do not reflect the work it entails. As one can clearly see teaching has truly gone through much transformation from Colonial period to present day.