Southwest Airlines, in the air since 1971, started with three planes serving the cities of Dallas, Houston and San Antonio. Today, with more than 500 Boeing 737 airplanes, Southwest serves 72 American cities with low-cost, point-to-point air transportation and continues to grow.
Use of the Classroom Organization and Behavior Management Innovation Configuration (in the Appendix) can assist teacher preparation programs in identifying gaps in critical components and level of implementation in their curriculum.
Teacher preparation programs at postsecondary institutions are simply not meeting the demand for new instructors. In 2007-08, only 136 bachelor's degrees, 188 master's degrees, and 14 doctorates were awarded in foreign language teacher education in the United States.