Demerit system

Education | Teacher accreditation standards look more like a whacking stick | Mark Bergin

Ed Swan breaks the mold of typical education students at Washington State University—or any college for that matter. The 42-year-old self-employed landscaper is conservative, Christian, and unafraid to share his views—a combination that proved near disastrous.

Employing "dispositions theory," a new method of student evaluation advanced by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE), WSU officials threatened in August to terminate Mr. Swan's enrollment due to his political positions. Mr. Swan had expressed opposition to pacifism, gun control, and affirmative action—ideas several professors said violated requirements that WSU education students promote a "positive climate," be "sensitive to community and cultural norms," and value "human diversity."

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