Basically those statements are meaningless.
You don't know how many teacher spots are being filled by unqualified people and you don't know how that compares to other profession.
Truthfully, neither do I. I don't think anyone does.
-Rudey
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Originally posted by CarolinaCutie
Finding random statistics on the Internet is not my strong point. But I will direct you to this website, about North Carolina education, which specifically states:
"Our state is experiencing an unprecedented demand for additional public-school teachers. In fact, over the next ten years North Carolina public schools will need over 100,000 new teachers. This year alone, we expect to hire more than 12,500 teachers."
and
"While traditional teaching programs of colleges and universities in and beyond our state continue to help fill many new positions, these institutions cannot completely satisfy our urgent and growing demand for new teaching professionals. As a result, we need to look beyond the traditional sources."
Teach4NC
So make of that what you will. I personally know several people who have procured teaching positions recently through the lateral entry program as well.
I did not state that these untrained teachers were village idiots, as they do have collegiate degrees. But teaching methodology is not something that is innate... it requires training and practice, which these alternatively-liscensed teachers will not have until AFTER they have already been placed in the classroom. Unless you can demonstrate that law firms are hiring lawyers who did not go to law school, then it's obviously not the same.
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