1. Could she tell the House what action is being taken to ensure an adequate supply of suitably trained teachers to deliver this important and sensitive subject? 2. As in Quebec, day-care centers in the western province will charge a minimal fee for care in licensed centers staffed by trained teachers and paraprofessionals. 3. But a new report from a national commission on education shows that adequately trained teachers are increasingly difficult to find. 4. But bilingual supporters also concede that many bilingual programs have been hampered by bureaucratic snafus and a lack of trained teachers. 5. But these institutions severely lacked the money for trained teachers and sturdy structures. 6. In addition, when trained teachers used computers for higher-order skills, schools tended to enjoy higher staff morale and lower absenteeism rates. 7. In the hands of poorly trained teachers, nontraditional methods can cause children to get neither basics nor understanding. 8. Instead, they have asked that financial resources earmarked for remedies like busing be used to address systemic problems like crumbling schools and poorly trained teachers. 9. Meeting the needs of gifted students is a job for specially trained teachers. 10. Paul Parks, past chairman of the school board, blames inadequately trained teachers. |