University of Ncbrcska-Llncoln
Vol. C4 No. 103
Monday, February 25, 1985
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By Ilcndy Dostser
Some colleges have wsak teacher
education proems becrjjse they cdy
try to make money, the t'NL Teachers
CcIIcga decii sad.
layered their admittance ar.d gradua
tion requirements to Hght the teacher
shorts of the late I8SC3 and early
1970s, O'Hanlon said. These same
schools have opposed ncvemer.ts to
establish national standards for teacher
education becausa "they wanted a
JiraO'Har.lcnccianentedonarepcrt place to send their students" who
made by Emily Feistrizter of the aren't successful in ether programs, he
National Center for Education Infer- said.
maticn. Feistrizter said that between UNL's Teachers College was cited by
one-third and one-half cf the 1,287 U.S. the Association of Teacher Educators
teachers colleges should be shut down t s one cf the top four teaching colleges
because they "propagate mediocrity
and incompetence" because cf low
standards.
O'Hanlon said many teacher educa
tion programs are "cash cows" because
they can easily make money.
"Some run with a minimally trained
faculty, maybe no money in equipment
and take in tuition money1 O'Hanlon
said.
Many teacher education progams
in the country.
O'Hanlon said the quality of U.S.
teachers can be improved in three
ways:
0 by an accreditation bass "that
has some teeth in it;"
0 by making certification stand
ards more rigorous;
O by giving teachers more respon
sibilities as they become more expe
rienced instructors.
Student teaching program Wo. I
By Belli Thompson
SlaTfEejjorfcejr
work as tutors. Juniors work as assist
ant teachers and participate in limited
classroom teaching. During their senior
UNL's student teaching program year, they are student teachers."
ranked first among 002 colleges in a Even with the GPA requirements
national survey, says the director of tests ar.d overall performance, 3 per
Fieid .-Experiences in - the -Teachers - -cent- cf-those who eppfy- fbrstudent
College. teaching positions are granted a job,
Dr. Bert Alfrey said, "We don't play it Alfrey said. Of the people who student
(the ranking) up." Tne ranking was teach, 25 percent do not complete the
released two years ago in a national program, he said.
survey. Besides tne stnet requirements,
Faster, guys, faster . . .
Meia&era of the 1S35 Champion Big Eight
indoor woz&sn's track tesia, Angela Th&cker
left, Rhonda Elaafbrd, Stephanie Tlos&as
and Cfearline Gzm&t, cheer on the men's
LlawiaCrsamsriisiiy N.&rs,sri
mile relay team from atop the awards stand
at the Big Eiflrt Indoor Championships on.
Saturday at the Boh Devaney Sports Center.
The men's team also was victorious in its
bid for the 1035 trophy. ..
ounsaauits return to nest
-'- ''SiifTEessoiter
'.' school 'of just ' urtable'id 'inalce'ehds yowg people age 18 to 34 lived with
meet, he said. their parents. In 1983, 20 million were
"Emotional turmoil" brings them living at home.
Utile statistics show that more young home as well, he said. - Nebraska statistics show a smaller
adults are living with their parents While returning home can solve some increase, 40 percent in 10 years, but
longer, local specialists on the family problems, Meredith said, it also can the age categories differ for lack of
The people m the Teachers College Alirey cited two other reasons for the say economic hardship, not a rising create new ones. The environment of similar data. In 1970, 32,392 people age
like to think the student teaching pro- nationally ranked student teaching pro- interest in family closeness, has caused the extended family can be highly 20 to 34 lived at home in Nebraska In
gam is good, Alfrey said, but improve- gram. the trend one which may in fact be stressful, he said. 1980, the number increased to 45,435.
ment and stricter standards are con- First, student teachers are placed damaging to families. "One of parents' major goals is to Patricia Knaub, associate professor
stantly being made. with "creative and innovative elemen- Eill Meredith, professor of human establish independence in their child- of human development and the family at
Currently, the program stresses the tary and secondary teachers" who serve development and the family at UNO, ren," Meredith said, and when their UNL, labeled as "myth" the notion that
importance cf exposing students to as role models, Alfrey said. attributes the "full nest" trend to two children return home, they may feel they Americans have ever lived together,
classrooms before they start student And secondly, reports on the students factors: money and a high divorce rate have failed at that goal. several generations in one household,
teaching. teachers' performances are written every among young married people. Nationwide, the number of young happily or out of choice.
As Alfrey explained, "Freshman go two weeks by a UNL staff supervisor Meredith said people in their 20s adults living at home more than doubled "The Waltons are a myth," she said,
to elementary schools to observe. Dur- who is a specialist in the student and 30s are having difficulty getting from 1970 to 1983, according to the U.S.
ing their sophomore year, the students teacher's field. established. They're out of work or in Census Bureau. In 1970, 9.2 million Continued on Page 3
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Union Board to decide
Culture Center location
Twelve years of searching for a per
manent Culture Center site could end
Tuesday night when the Nebraska Union
Board votes on a committee recom
mendation to mas the center to the
recently 'purchased Commonplace
Building, 3S3 N. 14th St.
' The beard's operations committee
recommended last wek that the full .
board cprcv-3 the center's ixloeatica
to Commonplace, which the university
bought last fail fhsm the United Minis-,
tiles in Higher Education.
- Eeshell Moore, representative cf the
Culture Center task force, said durlr.3
last week's open forum that the center
rar.ta to move to ComiaoRpkce becaasa
the currsit center is in bad condition.
UNL miztcrity students need to have
"a Csitira Center where students can
coins on campus, tnd where they can
learn and aust," Moore said.
as a temporary site.
Nineteen student groups have app
lied dice space in Commonplace.
, Mary Hsrcy, board president, said
' that If tha bcard.approves the center's
neve to -'Commonplace, she expects
some of the other groups to appeal the
decision,
In other business, Kevin ' Goldstein,
ASUN presidential candidate, ppaaed
that the Nebraska Union stay open 24
hours a dsy during finals' week. Eiesiae
the usion h close to Love Library, sta-
dsnts studng there who need to pull
,s&!l-nihters" could go to the union to
continue studying, he said.
The change in union hours would
require a night man&ger and would
cast mere money for extra utilities.
' .V&ughn Eob'srtscn of Multi-Cultunl
Afiairs said minority students "have
been asking a question for 12 pars."
"That is, Wk
W'm met n,VM w
- Eosrd raembsr Frank Kuhnssld he is
concemad that students will not use
the union if it's left open. In tha past,
Suha said, the union had been left
open until 2 wa. Eat because few peo
ple stayed that long, the hours were set
lias en this baaktolao.-
caspusT vvnere co we get involved on
The current Culture Center, 1012 N.
. lCth t, was established 12 years
The beard's operations ccrmrdttea
approved the hours chanfe tasra raahs
ago. The fall Union Board will vat 3 01
til C22I23 TIIwli,.
