Letters to the Editor

To the Editor:

Your article entitled "Teacher Programs at Dartmouth, Wesleyan in Jeopardy'' (Sept. 22, 1993) explains the resistance of faculty members and administrators at these two institutions to teacher-certification programs at their schools. Although the story does not say so, implicit in these attitudes is the extent to which many, if not most, of our nation's liberal-arts and sciences institutions reject teacher training as a legitimate mission.

This is a matter that calls for a much wider debate, but, in this letter, I would point out one central issue: Significant educational reform in America will result only when our best students choose to become...