ABSTRACT
Perhaps no other aspect of life is considered more important than the rearing and education of children. Yet, the very people entrusted to provide an education in the modern world—teachers—have historically been thrust into the classroom with little or no training. They have been expected, nonetheless, to provide a type and quality of education worthy of the children they barely know and the society that has seldom offered them either the support or respect needed to carry out their work. 1
