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An overview of some of the strengths and weaknesses of teacher education programs is presented in this document. Components of teacher education programs are discussed, research in teacher effectiveness is briefly described, and suggestions are given for what is possible and desirable as a program of preparation for mathematics teachers. (DT) Documents acquired by EllIC include many informal unpublished * materials not available from other sources. ERIC makes every effort * * to obtain the best copy available. Nevertheless, items of marginal * * reproducibility are often encountered and this affects the quality * * of the microfiche,and hardcopy reproductions ERIC makes available * * via the ERIC Document Reproduction Service (EDRS). EDRS is not * responsible for the quality of the original document..Reproductions * * supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original.