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A Concise History of Education of Teachers,they are modern secondary schools], and
of  Teacher  Training  and  TeachingEurope the British Grammar School equivalent
 Lycèe Diploma in Science or in Arts
(Based  on  author's  site-with compulsory advanced classical academic
and cultural content, became the minimum
In western countries the history of teacherentry  requirement.
training and education, theories of teaching
and education of teachers, in westernIn Britain and the in British Commonwealth
countries, began in the first decade of thetraditionally greater importance has been
18th century in Germany, with teachingattached to professionalism, in that not only
seminaries preparing teachers to teach. Inacademic qualifications alone do not suffice
the history of education and teaching thisbut, also, separate professional examinations
was  the  first  formal  teacher  training.may not be sat without a specific period of
time of specifically professional study.
The first teacher training college in theTeacher training came to require higher entry
history of education and the history ofqualifications than for training as, e.g.,
teaching of western countries, formal teachercertified accountants or as a
education and training, was founded in earlybarrister-at-law [practicing lawyers as trial
18th century in France by the Roman Catholicadvocates]. Then, depending on language
monk Jean Babtiste de la Salle, canonised instatus, specifically professional curricula
1900; his Brothers of the Christian schoolscould be completed with a minimum of two or a
were teaching poor and middle class childrenminimum of three years of professional study
and were an order of non-clerical malefollowed by [additionally to in-house
teachers. This was based on what Greektraining in the course of professional
philosophers had advocated and was laterstudy], e.g., six moths of pupillage for
re-introduced into western society by Islam:legal practice, or, e.g., a year's
that spirituality ought not be the onlyprobationary class-room teaching prior to
reason and basis of education. Until then,full professional qualification, with an
teacher education and training had beenexpectation also of later continuous
clerical; this, in 1725 was the first secularprofessional development by way of, e.g.,
teacher training college in the history ofattendance at seminars -in the case of
education  of  the  West.teaching with optional further study in a
subject offered by the Teacher Training
In western countries' history of educationCollege.
this changed attitudes to education;
teaching, and teacher education and training(Until the late 20th century holders of those
so began to require teachers to have anminimum entry qualification, by passing a
understanding of the human mind, togetherselection examination, could become
with knowledge of science and art and'temporary teachers'. Graduates of Oxford and
principles of teaching, and methods ofCambridge universities, upon payment of a
teaching  and  education.fee, could be conferred upon the title of
'master' and be placed as teachers by their
This requirement became established as thesyndicate. Graduates of other universities
norm. Teacher training establishmentswanting to become teachers attended the two
conformed to it, with the Normal Schools, theyear compulsory [or longer with an additional
first in the history of education for thesubject] teacher training colleges, or with a
training  of  teachers.Bachelor of Education degree could enter
teacher training at final year level, subject
This proved popular; progress followed. Thisto the successful completion of a
was the first time when in the history ofprobationary year in class-room teaching.Â
education and history of teaching of westernThis professionalism in teaching has since
countries a system of education was createdbeen required of new graduates as the
which required and enabled knowledge andPost-graduate Certificate in Education
in-service experience and certification for[PGCE], in England only [for teaching at
teachers, with continuing professionalstate schools] with a QTS skills test, and
development opportunities in professionalsimilarly [and also in the case of Bachelor
teaching for teachers. It was an un-uniformof Education graduates] the successful
system of teacher education and training, butcompletion of an induction year in school
it did enabled teachers, while teaching, toteaching as Newly Qualified Teacher [NQT]
attend teaching seminars to refresh and-with continuing professional development.
increase their knowledge of teaching; it madeWhile also non-major professional
possible the exchange of ideas amongqualifications has been officially
teachers.categorised as a level above under-graduate
university degrees [being considered to be
Uniform teacher education and training,reduced to two years] in the National
professional teaching in the history ofVocational Qualifications scheme, without
education first began in France. It wassuch a degree only those qualify for the
unsuccessfully attempted during the FrenchQualified Teacher Status [QTS] who previously
revolution to adopt Germany's teachers'had been trained at a Teacher Training
seminars, and with Napoleon's efforts in theCollege in the United Kingdom or in a Colony
second quarter of the 19th century a similaror former Colony of it, or if elsewhere if
and the first uniform system in the westernsimilarly they possess examination passes at
history of education and training of teachersGCE or GCSE level [at grade C or above]
became  established.additionally to the language requirement in
Mathematics [and if to qualify to teach at a
In the USA and in Britain there had not beenprimary school also in Physics] -or their
a system of formal teacher education andrecognised equivalents [e.g.,
training; but, a certification for teachers,Matriculation].)
of moral fitness for teaching, had been
introduced  by  Elizabeth  I.Reputable American teaching qualifications,
e.g., through the Teacher Training College of
In England's history of education andthe Columbia University, enjoy a similar
teaching, in the first quarter of the 19thinternational high regard. However, in their
century a teaching method was begun by Josephhistory of education, having less aspired to
Lancaster and Andrew Bell. It was calledmake general education as 'practical' as in
'Lancasterian': the senior students asthe USA and in later Britain (with lessening
'monitors', while receiving teaching from aemphasis on spirituality in India, increasing
tutor, were acting as teachers and teachingperfectionism in China and in the 21st
other  students.century the UK's preference for its basis as
respect for authority as in the USA), the
In Scotland's history of education andEuropean teaching institutions almost
teaching Germany's teacher education becameuniformly continue more to value academic
interested in. In the third quarter of 19thgeneral education for entering into
century the Glasgow Normal Seminary forprofessional training as school teachers, and
teachers  was  founded  by  David  Stowe.Britain's considering, e.g., class-room
assistant qualifications as good substitute
Teacher education and training progressed. Into, e.g., the GCE/GCSE passes, as acceptable
the USA Horace Mann founded the Massachusettsentry  qualification  was  criticised.
Normal Schools, and in Britain's colonies
voluntary organisations and churchesInterest in entering the teaching profession
established formal teacher training collegeshave always been based on the status of
and  teaching.teachers, which, traditionally, was highest
in Russia in the 2nd half of the 20th
Concerns were expressed in England on whethercentury, where teachers enjoyed more
it was right for persons of lower socialfavourable terms of employment than
class to attend teacher training colleges andelsewhere.
give teaching to children of persons of
higher social class. In France it was fearedIn Britain's history of education, the 1980's
that teachers by their teaching mightmiss-projection of the how many teachers were
influence  young  minds  with  liberal ideas.needed resulted in the employment of science
graduates, without formal teaching
(In Japan [seemingly influencing the USA'squalifications, as, initially temporary,
history of education and teaching] emphasisteachers. A status was enjoyed by teachers of
in  teaching  was  on instilling patriotism.)similar regard, as in European countries,
and, about the end of the 20th century,
In the history of teacher education andconferring knighthood upon teachers of long
training of Europe, in 19th centuryservice was politically suggested in Britain
'Philosophy of Education' of Rosencrantzbut due to controversies on reforming the
emphasized philosophical and psychologicalHouse of Lords it did not materialise. At the
data. This was on the lines of Islam's systembeginning of the 21st century, for reasons
of university faculties and developed intoconsidered economic, the status of teachers
separate  teaching  disciplines.was regarded to have been equated to those of
classroom assistants who were socially
This progress in the history of education andcriticised for taking classes on their own
teaching was furthered in Sweden bywith  brief  training.
Pestalozzi. He advocated formal teacher
training  colleges.In the USA's history of education and
teaching a form of essentialism in education
(Pestalozzi, except theologically, washas been hailed, and a culture based on
self-educated; he never specifically set outpracticality and model citizenry, emphasising
a written account of teaching and of teacherrespect for authority. With a reported lower
training colleges, but his place in theliteracy rate than, e.g., much less
history of education and teaching and hisresourceful Turkey's, and in the 21st
greatness is deducible in outline from hiscentury, with no general minimum standard in
various writings and his loving and sincereteacher training and education, some states
deeds  and  the  example  he  set.)do not recognise the teaching qualifications
of some others. Teachers and teaching appear
Froebel in Germany favoured the education ofofficially to enjoy no higher regard then in
teachers through teacher training colleges,Bernard Shaw's remark (by some believed to be
as did Alexander Bain's 'Education as aabout writers' courses) "Those who can, do;
Science'. That developed with Herbart'sthose  who  can  not  teach".
pedagogical emphasis in teaching on the five
formal steps: preparation, presentation,In the USA public interest in better
comparison,  generalisation,  application.educational standards grew and at the end of
the 20th century three generals were
Germany's model for teacher training andappointed by a state to improve teaching and
education became the basis of furthereducational standards, and at the beginning
developments: Derwent Coleridge and James Kayof the 21st century was appointed to improve
Shuttleworth in Britain, Mann in the USAeducational standards at federal level a
broadly agreeing, favoured it. Teacherserving general. Some teachers paid only term
education and training, should emphasisetime, having to seek vacation work during
techniques of teaching -"not only thesummer, teaching and teachers, generally are
subjects of instructions, but also the methodregarded as having enjoyed not as good terms
of  teaching".and conditions in the USA, but it has
considered adopting the European
By the end of the 19th century teacherbaccalaureate  system.
education and training became established in
France and Russia (and in Japan). TeacherThe growth of interest in culture and
education and training came to be required byeducation in western society's history of
law to be through formal teacher trainingteaching has been seen, in the European
colleges.Union, mostly in Cyprus which reportedly has
the highest percentage of university
In English speaking countries history ofgraduates  among  fellow  member  states.
education and teaching, formal teacher
education and training, began in ScotlandIn western society spiritual values in
with the University of Edinburgh's creationeducation have been protected by way of
of a chair in education, with the St.teaching religious studies in many schools in
Andrews. The USA with the efforts of, e.g.,American secularisim [protection of religion
Henry Bernard and Nicholas Murray Butler,from political influence] and by the
followed.religious affiliations of many of its
universities; in European secularism
Developments in English speaking countries[protecting against one's formal dominance of
were enhanced by the teaching techniques ofthe other], often with a state religion
Herbert Spencer in England, and pedagogy. Inenshrined in the constitution, this has been
the USA's history of Teacher education andpartly ensured by such laws as, e.g., the
training there were studies, e.g., by Francisrequirement of Britain's Education Acts in
W. Parker, of Germany's pedagogicalcompulsory education to take pupils to
developments.religious worship at least once a month and,
e.g., while British universities are not
In the USA's history of teaching andformally religiously affiliated, the
education John Dewey worked with theavailability of a place of worhsip and
University of Chicago Laboratory Schools asclerics  to  students  at  universities.
influenced by the Darwinian hypothesis
(reportedly originating from the library ofWhile various emphasis and special education
Alexandria) prior to its later evaluation byconsiderations (e.g., the pedagogy based
science. Taking into account from otherSteiner-Waldorf education for creating free
disciplines what was considered relevant inmoral and integrated individuals -by some its
teaching to child development, the Brownsay by teachers and schools on defining the
University founded a department of education.curricula disagreed with, or Montessori's
preschool and elementary school child's self
The Roman Catholic La Salle College indirected activities with autodidactic
Philadelphia, chartered 1863, had beenequipment -regarded by some as risking
teaching  education.raising obedient automatons), be it practical
skills or Emerson's 'thinking man', have all
The Teachers College founded in 1888 in Newhad praise and criticism and arguments
York was popularly incorporated into thecontinue on prgmatism and creation -v-
Columbia University and was famouslyevolution, generally Socrates's argument that
established that teacher training college atthe rightly trained mind would turn toward
beginning of 20th century, announcing "Thevirtue continues to carry considerable weight
purpose of the Teacher Training College is toin most educational systems. Basically an
afford opportunity, both theoretical andimportant aim of education and the societies'
practical, for the training of teachers, ofall time expectations continue to be on the
both sexes, for kindergartens and elementarylines of these verses (by the Cypriot
schools and secondary schools, of principals,'Teacher of Teachers', the late Orhan Seyfi
supervisors, and superintendents of schools,Ari):
and of specialists in various branches of
school work, involving normal schools and'I  was  an  ape'  you  say  -or  amphibian?
colleges" -that became the basis, in the
western history of education and teaching, ofAnd  now?! Are  you  not  now..  'man'!? "
teacher  education  and  training.
In western history of teaching and the status
In Britain's system of education, whichof teachers the cultural values balance
applied throughout the Commonwealth, entryappears to have been more reflected in the
into teacher training came to require senioreducation and training of teachers in Europe,
secondary school, advanced level,mostly in Spain and Italy, and in France
Matriculation or the later Generalwhere without much disregard to spiritual
Certificate of Education [GCE] passesvalues also political and ideological
Ordinary [O] and at Advanced [A] level -moreaffiliations of teachers is the long
generally catered for at British Grammarestablished norm in professional teaching.
Schools [as distinct from the USA's where



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