In the Age of Accountability, Are Educators More Reluctant to Accept Student Teachers?

31 TLNForum 2007 In the Age of Accountability, Are Educators More Reluctant to Accept Student Teachers? A TLN Forum member who has a dual appointment as a mentor in her district and a teacher educator at the college is giving her new insights into the K12-higher ed connectionsparked a thoughtful and important conversation in the TLN discussion group recently when she asked: Does high-stakes accountability is reducing teachers’ general willingness to work with pre-service teachers in their classrooms? Teacher Leaders Network Forum (2007). In the age of accountability, are educators more reluctant to accept student teachers? Teacher leaders network conversations.   <o:p></o:p>