Blair Gardner, a junior majoring in information technology, explains why GW’s Graduate School of Education and Human Development should take inspiration from University of Southern California’s MAT@USC program.
“It is clearly time to consider new options for educating, training and preparing future teachers. This country needs to employ a new generation of learners, wherever they are. The teacher shortage coupled with the current economic crisis makes a great case for the possibilities of an online degree program, especially for those of us entirely new to teaching.”