Welcome to the Department of Education

Welcome! We are pleased that you are considering a career as a professional educator. The Department of Education is committed to providing future teachers with a quality background. Our nation's children need quality teachers--teachers who are knowledgeable in their subject field, teachers who are sensitive to a changing and diverse society, and teachers who are compassionate to the many needs of young children. Bridgewater College strives to prepare teachers who are educated in the arts and sciences, who have depth of knowledge in a major discipline, who model effective communication skills, who understand and use technology and research to enhance learning, and who become life-long learners themselves. Teaching is not easy; great teachers make teaching look easy. It takes a tremendous amount of time to plan and reflect on what to teach and how to teach. It takes years of practice to become a "great" teacher. The only way to learn how to teach is to teach. As one teacher said recently, "Teaching is work! It is the hardest job there is. Learning is work. We try to make it enjoyable, interesting, exciting, motivating, relevant, and fun; but any way you slice it, it's work." Are you up to the challenge? Can you and will you make a difference in the lives of young children? If so, then the Teacher Preparation Program at Bridgewater College might be just the right choice for you. When you visit the Bridgewater College campus, please come by the Education Department on the third floor of Flory Hall. This will give us a chance to meet you and provide you with additional information about our program.