4 ms·

To be fair most grade school teachers just have a bachelor's in their subject (if you're lucky) (also don't include masters of education, that's about teaching

To be fair most grade school teachers just have a bachelor's in their subject (if you're lucky) (also don't include masters of education, that's about teaching, not the subject matter being taught) that they aquired a decade or so ago. It's not surprising if what they know is well what they were taught and not what is most current.

jedberg 8y ago
That's very dismissive of teachers. Yes it's true, some teachers are lazy like this. But you got a few things wrong. First off, if you teach at the middle or high school level, you have to have a masters in the subject you teach. It's called a single subject credential. Secondly, just like college professors, who continue to learn about new developments in their field, a lot of K-12 teachers, and especially 7-12 teachers, do that too. They also read papers and also attend conferences to learn the latest developments in their field.
- dahlueblojen 8y ago
  I'm highly suspicious that your first claim is not true for all U.S. pubic schools (or even a sufficiently significant portion). I'm sure it's the case in some States. 2nd case is probably fair, though I think a lot of people, myself included, have has experiences with teachers that definitely didn't pay attention in those seminars if they attended. (And in my case that's just with 1.5 years of middle school)
- extra88 8y ago
  > if you teach at the middle or high school level, you have to have a masters in the subject you teach. That’s not true, some states don’t require a Masters in any subject, let alone in one relevant to what they’re teaching. https://study.com/articles/High_School_Teacher_Requirements_and_Career_Information_for_Those_Interested_in_Teaching_High_School.html https://study.com/articles/High_School_Teacher_Requirements_... https://teach.com/become/teaching-credential/state-requirements/ https://teach.com/become/teaching-credential/state-requireme...

jedberg 8y ago

That's very dismissive of teachers. Yes it's true, some teachers are lazy like this. But you got a few things wrong. First off, if you teach at the middle or high school level, you have to have a masters in the subject you teach. It's called a single subject credential. Secondly, just like college professors, who continue to learn about new developments in their field, a lot of K-12 teachers, and especially 7-12 teachers, do that too. They also read papers and also attend conferences to learn the latest developments in their field.

dahlueblojen 8y ago
I'm highly suspicious that your first claim is not true for all U.S. pubic schools (or even a sufficiently significant portion). I'm sure it's the case in some States. 2nd case is probably fair, though I think a lot of people, myself included, have has experiences with teachers that definitely didn't pay attention in those seminars if they attended. (And in my case that's just with 1.5 years of middle school)
extra88 8y ago
> if you teach at the middle or high school level, you have to have a masters in the subject you teach. That’s not true, some states don’t require a Masters in any subject, let alone in one relevant to what they’re teaching. https://study.com/articles/High_School_Teacher_Requirements_and_Career_Information_for_Those_Interested_in_Teaching_High_School.html https://study.com/articles/High_School_Teacher_Requirements_... https://teach.com/become/teaching-credential/state-requirements/ https://teach.com/become/teaching-credential/state-requireme...