[Rudey]

Originally posted by AGDee
In Michigan (and I believe this is true in all 50 states), it is not legal to teach without a teaching certificate, which requires a degree in education, the passing of competency exams AND at least 20 credits of grad school in the first 5 years of teaching.

While anybody can try to be a teacher, not just anybody is actually capable of keeping the behaviors of 20-30 kids under control for 6 hours a day, knowing how to identify the learning styles of each individual child and making sure they teach to each learning style, evaluating which level each child performs at and keeping them challenged at their own levels, etc.

I definitely disagree with the statement "anybody can be a teacher" and I disagree even MORE with the statement "anybody can be a GOOD teacher".

Dee

Who says anybody can be a teacher and that anybody can be a GOOD teacher?

-Rudey