Keep in mind that whatever Ed school you go to, there will always be complainers. That is because teaching is such an individual exercise and Ed schools (all of them, not just U of C) attempt to push their version of what '21st century learning' should look like. People tend to complain when they have fluff pushed down their throat by professors when have never spent an actual day teaching what they're preaching.
As people have said above, the practicum is where it's at. Getting a good field adviser is also key, but it's luck of the draw.
Finally, realize that no matter what kind of teacher you think you are upon graduation, those first few months of REAL teaching are an eye opener.
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“The fact is that censorship always defeats it's own purpose, for it creates, in the end, the kind of society that is incapable of exercising real discretion.”
Henry Steel Commager (1902-1998)
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