Field Experiences Guidelines

Objectives for Field Experiences:
1.broaden the base of professional training for teacher candidates, providing greater depth in preparation;
2.provide opportunities to see school from the vantage point of a teacher so that their academic work in courses becomes realistic rather than purely theoretical;
3.assist teacher candidates in determining deficiencies in their own academic preparation;
4.assist teacher candidates in determining through a self-screening process whether they are suited to and interested in becoming teachers before it is too late to change career-college plans; and,
5.provide a motivational factor to public school students to continue their education by providing a role model who is engaged in educational and self-improvements with which they can identify.
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