The Future of Texas Education

In response to Mrs. Steven's blog, I read two very interesting articles about the future of education in Texas from a few angles like opportunities and changes that may occur. Below is my reflection.

The Texas Monthly article focuses on the opportunities future teachers will have.

• The article shows the results from the crazy budget cut back in 2011 and I was shocked at what I learned. I knew that many teachers were laid off, but I had no idea that the number of schools asking for wavers to have more than twenty two students in a classroom nearly tripled.

• The article also focuses on a problem that education will have in a few years. There is going to be a large demand for teachers in Texas, but there will not be people to fill those positions because fewer people are getting teaching certificates.

•  This shows that people that are going to graduate college in a few years with a teaching certificate will probably have several job opportunities.

The Great Teachers article focuses on Wendy Davis' platform for changes in education.

• By having some of the programs that Davis wants to pass, more people that are in the top of their class may be more interested into going in the educational field.

• Having more counselors that were teachers, so they have the experience to give advice that will benefit student's education.

• Bring Texas teacher pay in line with the rest of the country's teacher pay.