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Originally posted by CarolinaCutie
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.
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What are the skills since I underestimate them?
And since someone didn't tell you, do you actually have proof that your state is understaffed on teachers and is hiring incredibly untrained ones? Or is this just hearsay? And how does it compare with other fields? Perhaps law firms are hiring untrained lawyers.
-Rudey