Rationale: Serious coursework
Teaching is hard, hard work, particularly in urban environments. Coursework should reflect that reality. It should have a seriousness of purpose, with compelling portrayals of instructional problems that teachers will encounter and how those problems can be resolved with an arsenal of instructional strategies at the ready. In fact, teacher preparation coursework is seldom characterized in this way and is generally perceived to be the easiest major or program on any campus.
