Student Teachers in Pennsylvania Deserve Better and Public Education Will Benefit From It - Bucks County Beacon

Student Teachers in Pennsylvania Deserve Better and Public Education Will Benefit From It - Bucks County Beacon

When I first met Louis, an 8th grade student teacher at my school, he was juggling more than writing lesson plans and learning classroom management. Like so many aspiring educators in Pennsylvania, he was also balancing bills, debt, and a part-time job at a restaurant that kept him working late into the night. Louis had dreamed of becoming a teacher since high school. When it came time for his student teaching semester, a full-time, unpaid commi…