Rallying Point:The Laura Bush School of Education

[SMUer]

Oh! And you can even take your newly earned PE degree that you earned from SMU and turn around and work in their Wellness department! How wonderful is that!?! The degree you wanted and a job!

[PK]

Bennett alluded to the fact that he has encountered recruits who wanted to major in education yesterday, but SMU was not able to offer that major to them. Do you think he was lying? The guy just lost his gig. There was no reason for him to hold back on the truth at that press conference. And if he was not lying, and those recruits went to a school with an education major, then we are at a disadvantage.

Perhaps he didn't know how to sell the advantages of the program we do have...but if "education major" is what we need to call what we have, that should be easy to fix. By the way, how many of TCU's starters are majoring in education. Serious question, because I don't know, but it might be interesting for someone who has the time to research that to do so (Hello Stallion). You and I don't have the time...we spend it all on Ponyfans.

[SMUer]

Bennett alluded to the fact that he has encountered recruits who wanted to major in education yesterday, but SMU was not able to offer that major to them. Do you think he was lying? The guy just lost his gig. There was no reason for him to hold back on the truth at that press conference. And if he was not lying, and those recruits went to a school with an education major, then we are at a disadvantage.

Like I said, you can't sell a recuit on a SMU School of Education and Human Development? You can't show him all the wonderful 5000 level courses that SMU has available to undergrads RIGHT NOW or the wonderful grad programs/staff that they have at their School of Education? You can't show them how they can become a PE coach through SMU? If not, are you really the type of guy we want selling SMU to student athletes?

[Stallion]

you have to be one of the most naive people I've seen on these boards. Since all your posts on this board have been within 24 hours I think that you should fill us in where you've been for the last 10 years. Have you recently changed your identity? Or are you a faculty member or administration stooge talking academic theory that really would be laughed at by just about any Coach worth his salt. I do you know you have little understanding of the competitive environment in college football recruiting. Seriously think we are owed some kinda of explanation of why you feel so passionately about this issue. You have ZERO track record for us to judge

[Nacho]

To coach in HS all you need is a major and a teaching certificate. You don't have to major in education.

[Stallion]

have any of you ever taken logic courses. Excluding A does not equal C.

[jtstang]

Like I said, you can't sell a recuit on a SMU School of Education and Human Development?

What undergraduate majors does that School offer?

[SMUer]

Stallion, I don't feel I owe anybody any explaination of who I am on this board. You can imagine whatever you want to about me.

In other news, I did the grunt work (go ahead laugh but I have major time gaps at my job) and here are the majors of TCU Football athletes:

15 Communications Majors (we have CCPA, check)
11 Arts/Science PreMajors (???, PreMed?)
9 Business Majors (check)
5 Education Majors (semi-check, ug and grad school programs)
4 Ad/PR Majors (check, we have one of the best around)
4 General Studies Majors (???)
3 Psych Majors (check)
3 Biology Majors (check, and grad program)
3 Liberal Arts Masters (??? check?)
2 History Majors (check, and grad program)
2 Supply and Value Chain Mgt Majors (???, Economics?)
2 Geology Majors (check)
2 Criminal Justic Majors (nope)
1 Kinesiology Psyc/Soc Major (nope)
1 PE Major (semi-check, ug and grad school programs)
1 Environmental Sci Major (check)
1 Entreprenueral Mgt Major (check?)
1 Mgt and Marketing Major (check?)
1 Art Education Major (semi-check, ug and grad school programs plus a very good art/art history program)
1 Broadcast Journalism Major (check)
1 Mech. Engineering Major (check)
1 Movement Science Major (??? Physics?)
1 Social Work Major (? Maybe)
1 Graphic Design Major (check)
1 Business Mgt Major (check)
1 Undecided

[Stallion]

You don't owe an explanation but if you aren't someone with a real interest in SMU athletics or NCAA athletics in general that has a track record I can choose to discount your argument-which I do. All posters offering opinions or evidence much like a witness have a level of crdibility that can be believed or not believed. Opinions not based on full knowledge of the subject matter have little probative value. You lack credibility.-and you refuse to tell us your background.

[SMUer]

Like I said, you can't sell a recuit on a SMU School of Education and Human Development?

What undergraduate majors does that School offer?

An BA in Education is the same as any other Librat Arts bachelors athough it is specifically gear to prepare students for the TExES exams. If a student is interested in preparing for that exam at SMU he/she may elect to take 3250 Educational Psychology before continuing with other 5000-level courses. A student will take 21 classroom hours and 9 field work hours at SMU along with the other requirements to graduate. A student may also pursue at PhD, and MEd and MM at SMU.

The particular subject areas by grade range for which SMU offers teacher certification preparation are:

All-level Music
Early Childhood - Grade 4: Generalist
Grade 4 – Grade 8: English Language Arts & Reading/Social Studies, Mathematics, English Language Arts & Reading, Foreign Language (Spanish, French, German), Mathematics & Science, Science, Social Studies, Theatre Arts
Grade 8 – Grade 12: English Language Arts and Reading, Science, Mathematics, Mathematics/Physics, Theatre Arts, Social Studies, Life Sciences, History, Physical Sciences, Foreign Language (Spanish, French, German), Dance, Business, Chemistry, Secondary Art, Computer Science, Secondary Journalism
Additional subject areas for post baccalaureate students: American Sign Language, Health, Health Science Technology Education, Marketing Education, Physical Education, Latin, Speech, Technology Applications, Technology Education

[SMU Football Blog]

teacher's certificate is not a degree. It is a certificate.

[Stallion]

you got a source for that TCU roster big guy? There are only 77 players listed-the TCU roster I'm sure is over 100 kids. If this was a study of scholarship players only I don't know I trust you interpreting that data. BTW there is no semi check for an Education major,nor is there equivalent studies for Kinesiology and others.

[SMUer]

Haha, you are halaroius Stallion...and (I theorize) slightly manic. I don't need to tell you what sites I visit or what I do, just know that I was a student/SMU during the entire Phil Bennet regime, I have attended 4-5 football homegames every year, I have been on several state and national championship sports teams. I have/can back up everything I've said so far to primary sources so please, lay off my credibility.

[SMUer]

sure, go to the tcu website and read their media guide. in coming freshman didn't list their majors. i won't bother giving you the web address. go to the TCU football offical site and find it yourself....big boy.

[Stallion]

so where are your sources big guy? why only 77 players big guy? Why did you type it yourself instead of letting us see it big guy? Nobody should consider anything you say definitively w/o a source