Teachers

[SAEalumnus]

Based on my research, after graduating with a BS in Physics and to pursue a credential to teach Physics and Math at the high school level in California, this is what it would take (keeping in mind, this is all AFTER the bachelors degree):

Credential Program: 30 semester units
Program pre-requisites: 15 units
Supplementary authorization (math): 20 units
"Breadth Requirements": 18 units
CLAD Certificate: 4 units

Total: 87 semester units (131 quarter units) BEYOND the BS/BA. The program would take a minimum of two years.

This works out to:

almost 2/3rds the amount of units required for the average bachelors degree on my campus, or

about the same as a typical Juris Doctorate degree (Yale is the #1 rated law school in the country and requires only 82 units), or

about three times the amount of work required for an MS in Physics (30 units at a school near me)

more than the amount of work required by M.I.T. for a PhD in Physics (66 units)


Now how about some salary figures.....

The average starting salary for a..... is.....:

Teacher $30,000 (less in private schools)
BS employed in industry $40,000
PhD (university fac/staff) $50,000
Masters employed in industry $60,000
PhD (industry) $80,000
Lawyer $90,000

The State of California's (i.e. Gov. Davis') answer?

Hundreds of thousands if not millions of dollars have been cut from the education budget, 1000-1500 new teachers have gotten lay off notices, there is a hiring freeze for all state jobs, extra requirements have been added to get a credential, and extra requirements have been added to keep/renew a credential.

Does this make sense to anyone else?