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From Kyle Homman, senior A week ago, a Letter to the editor was printed entitled “Education majors face enough requirements as it is; they don’t need more.” The author of this, Mr. Anderson, goes on to reference many statements in an article printed two weeks prior to his own by Ms. McCarville. Mr. Anderson’s article explains how frustrated he is at the lack of respect given to education majors, and that his workload and stringent requirements are enough by themselves without others berating him. Although well written, I don’t feel Mr. Anderson’s piece of literature is something I can stomach without response. First and foremost, it must be stated that Ms. McCarville’s article on education programs needing tougher requirements could be viewed as offensive to some of the more sensitive readers, but it is also prudent to mention that she argues many valid points. The current education system of America is a joke, and I do not have any qualms about saying that. It doesn’t take an Albert Einstein to see we don’t produce enough students capable of being competitive in today’s world. There are many things wrong with the system, which Ms. McCarville points out. She doesn’t solely blame teachers or claim that making them smarter would “magically” fix our problems. What she does is give her opinion on how things need to change. That is, after all, what an Opinion Editor is supposed to do. Mr. Anderson’s passion shows when he defends his creed, and it is admirable, but he goes out of his way to personally assault Ms. McCarville for her generalized statements. Instead of lashing out with hostility and ignoring the many compliments that she pays education majors during her article, perhaps he could prove Ms. McCarville wrong by becoming the great educator he strives to be and change the defunct education system from the inside. I have personally known too many education majors with the “C’s get Degrees” mentality, and that appalls me. Those responsible for educating the next generation should be held to the highest of standards, because those who settle for less in the classroom today will become underachieving teachers in their own classrooms tomorrow. A passion for teaching, like any other profession, is a must to be successful, but it doesn’t merit a career as a teacher alone. Educators need to be educated, and that’s a truth which can be put beside death and taxes. Lastly, there isn’t a single program offered at Morningside that can’t challenge a student. The key to education is that you get out of it what you put in. There are no “slack” majors, only students who are satisfied to merely pass, knowing they’ll be given their degrees despite their poor work ethic. So please, Mr. Anderson, don’t go off on a rant about how much work you have as a graduating education major, because your tone insinuates you have it so much harder than the rest of us who are also pouring ourselves into our respective majors. If it truly is your passion to teach, and I honestly do believe there can be no nobler pursuit, then it shouldn’t matter what someone else thinks. - Kyle Hoffman, Senior
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