Paul, Thank you for your input on how educators should practice their profession in terms of expectations and requirements. I direct the Cadre for Human Resource Development at a major land grant university. The Cadre strives to do what you are proposing in that we prepare teachers in foundational educational principles and learning and as they move toward their upper level courses we tailor the content to reflect the learning needs of the student population they are interested in teaching. This eliminates the one size fits all and gives them opportunity to develop knowledge and skills targeted for the students they will be teaching. We have had excellent results with this approach based upon the ease that our graduates have in getting hired and the satisfaction that students have with their teaching methods. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.