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What kind of education is required from teachers in US? In Poland it is Bachelor's degree in relevant topic (for elementary and middle school) or Master's degre

by mamon 9y ago

What kind of education is required from teachers in US? In Poland it is Bachelor's degree in relevant topic (for elementary and middle school) or Master's degree (for high schools) plus a course in pedagogy. Most teachers however get Master's degree even if not required (they get salary increase for that). It is hard for me to imagine math teacher not good in match themselves.

Jtsummers 9y ago
For all grade levels a BS and certifications is all that's required in most of the US. Sometimes a specialized degree is required or helpful (this is regional) for certain areas. Like a degree in primary education may get you a job as a 1st grade teacher in some state where a degree in English wouldn't (because that degree, ostensibly, conveys the knowledge and ability to specifically help young students like identifying learning disabilities and modalities, or some roles bordering on social services like identifying psychological trauma). At the higher grades (starting at 6th grade or so in some areas, but more often just high school) a degree in the subject matter is preferred or required. But this can often be worked around by demonstrating capability (certification exams and classes) or having enough course work in the subject (like most STEM degree holders have enough math to qualify as a math educator).
kaitai 9y ago
The sibling commenter is right re: bachelors and certifications, but due to shortages in the US often teachers with no certification in a subject are teaching. See Table 2 in [1] and find that 70% of high school math teachers have a math major and 81% are certified, while 10% of public high school math teachers have neither a math major nor a certification in math. [1] https://nces.ed.gov/pubs2015/2015814.pdf https://nces.ed.gov/pubs2015/2015814.pdf

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What kind of education is required from teachers in US? In Poland it is Bachelor's degree in relevant topic (for elementary and middle school) or Master's degre

by mamon 9y ago

Jtsummers 9y ago
For all grade levels a BS and certifications is all that's required in most of the US. Sometimes a specialized degree is required or helpful (this is regional) for certain areas. Like a degree in primary education may get you a job as a 1st grade teacher in some state where a degree in English wouldn't (because that degree, ostensibly, conveys the knowledge and ability to specifically help young students like identifying learning disabilities and modalities, or some roles bordering on social services like identifying psychological trauma). At the higher grades (starting at 6th grade or so in some areas, but more often just high school) a degree in the subject matter is preferred or required. But this can often be worked around by demonstrating capability (certification exams and classes) or having enough course work in the subject (like most STEM degree holders have enough math to qualify as a math educator).
kaitai 9y ago
The sibling commenter is right re: bachelors and certifications, but due to shortages in the US often teachers with no certification in a subject are teaching. See Table 2 in [1] and find that 70% of high school math teachers have a math major and 81% are certified, while 10% of public high school math teachers have neither a math major nor a certification in math. [1] https://nces.ed.gov/pubs2015/2015814.pdf https://nces.ed.gov/pubs2015/2015814.pdf