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Originally posted by Rudey
Again, to teach you don't need an advanced degree in nuclear physics. A teacher's work is not so difficult that many people couldn't do it. I'm sure those that teach and have PhD's end up in higher roles than teachers even.
I'm not sure where you came up with the fact that your state has a lack of adequately trained teachers, but I wonder if whomever told you that looked into other fields.
-Rudey
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You underestimate the skills that good teachers have. No, it is not as complex as being a nuclear physicist. I never said it was, and I have no personal knowledge of the salaries of those who work in that field.
And it's not "someone" who told me that my state is suffering from a lack of teachers. All over the state, open slots are being filled with lateral entry teachers, who have college degrees but no training in education. These teachers then work in the schools while simultaneously taking a limited number of classes in methodology to be granted a teaching certificate. Not to mention that many programs like music, art, family and consumer sciences, foreign language, and vocational education are being scaled down or dropped altogether because there are not enough appropriately trained teachers to fill those positions. Education, both at the elementary and secondary level, is one of the fields with the highest demand for employees right now.