And, based off the early success of Udacity, Coursera, and the likes of the Kahn Academy, I do think the future classroom will impart knowledge in unexpected and more effective ways.

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True, prospective teachers need to be taught the basics of how to cope with kids in the classroom, but the main emphasis should be on subject knowledge rather than methodology.

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It's a matter of time before we leverage the power of Google TV and other smart screens in our daily lives to bring knowledge experts from around the globe to any local classroom.

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Serious problems have been identified in the quality of pre-service teacher training, in terms of both subject matter knowledge and skills in the field of teaching that are necessary to be effective in the classroom.

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