George E. Baggett, DME - Professor, Music Education Karyl V. Bailey, PhD -Professor, Physical Education Jerome M. Barnes, EdD - Professor, Educational Media H. Wade Bedwell, PhD -Associate Professor , Special Education Rodger L. Brewer, PhD -Associate Professor , English Education Lois L. Brown, MA -Associate Professor, Special Education James F. Carr, Jr., EdD- Professor, Administration Bobby L. Coker, EdD- Professor , History & Philosophy & Dean Sharen A. Crockett, MS -Associate Professor, Kindergarten Faye M. Doran, EdD - Professor, Art Education John Richard Duke, PhD -Associate Professor & Director of Teacher Education Lewis "Tony" Finley, EdD- Assistant Professor, Secondary Education Loleta F. Higginbotham, MAT- Assistant Professor, Home Economics Education Fred R. Jewell, EdD -Professor, Social Science Education Wyatt M. Jones, EdD -Professor, Educational Psychology & Director of Graduate Studies Robert J. Kelly, EdD - Professor, Business Education Daniel J. Lucas, EdD- Professor, Elementary Education James Don Nichols, EdD - Assistant Professor, Middle School & Director of Field Experiences Bill W. Oldham, EdD- Professor, Mathematics Education Evan Ulrey, PhD - Professor, Speech Education Betty Watson, MA - Associate Professor, Elementary Education George W. Woodruff, EdD - Professsor, Science Education Winfred 0. Wright, Dr. de l'Universite -Professor, Foreign Language Education 280 School of Education Excellence stressed I t was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age -• a of foolishnes, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it. was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, ... " could have been said about education in the United States in 1985 about as appropriately as Charles Dickens said it about London and Paris of 1775 in the opening paragraph of The Tale of Two Cities. In earlier decades, education had been promoted as the panacea of all our national and personal ills. Billions of dollars were poured into education at all levels and yet the problems of society became worse. The quality of teaching, the variety of course offerings available, and the length of the school term were blamed. State legislatures and governors reacted by mandating that teachers achieve certain scores on standardized tests, reducing drastically participation of students in co-curricular acitivities, and forcing the consolidation of ·small school systems. Yet, there were many very dedicated and highly effective teachers, and the academic preparation and personal integrity of many high school graduates was high above average. \
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