The networking thing is absolutely true. Networking and "buddy hires" are way more common in CS than in (secondary) Education IME. edit: in fact, in education,

The networking thing is absolutely true. Networking and "buddy hires" are way more common in CS than in (secondary) Education IME. edit: in fact, in education, network-hires are basically impossible even if your buddy is all the way at the top. > You basically need to get an M.Ed. Definitely not true. At the very least, in STEM most high schools would prefer a subject matter Masters. Most teachers opt to get an Masters for the pay raise, but it's quite common to be hired without an MEd, and my comment referred to the hiring process specifically. The fact that Education MEds have no/negative effect but subject-matter masters have a positive effect probably has to do with the salary incentive and the fact MEds tend to be easier to get than subject-matter masters. An intrinsically motivated MEd student could probably get as much out of it as a subject matter masters (esp. in primary education, where increased subject matter expertise probably isn't so helpful). Which is to say, MEds aren't intrinsically bad, but because of external incentives might attract the wrong type of person. > I can't imagine a sensible interpretation of the claim on education. The literal interpretation will suffice; it's entirely well-defined even if you disagree with its truth value :-) See also my response to the parent. edit: higher-education is a different beast, but going way back up to the comment I first responded to, we're talking about education majors, who go on to secondary and primary education -- NOT higher education.