uncertified teachers

[Anonymous]

How do you all feel when your kid has an uncertified teacher? Mine has a foreign language teacher with no background, no language degree

[Anonymous]

They probably have other uncertified teachers and will have more in the future.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How do you all feel when your kid has an uncertified teacher? Mine has a foreign language teacher with no background, no language degree

Grateful that they don't have a long-term sub or a series of daily subs. (i.e. It could be worse.)

An uncertified teacher means that they had a position that they couldn't hire for or someone quit last minute. The uncertified person is either someone interested in teaching or is an experienced teacher who got stuck with a prep out of area. Either of these should at least have some interest in managing the class and getting to know kids, which substitutes just don't do.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How do you all feel when your kid has an uncertified teacher? Mine has a foreign language teacher with no background, no language degree

Grateful that they don't have a long-term sub or a series of daily subs. (i.e. It could be worse.)

An uncertified teacher means that they had a position that they couldn't hire for or someone quit last minute. The uncertified person is either someone interested in teaching or is an experienced teacher who got stuck with a prep out of area. Either of these should at least have some interest in managing the class and getting to know kids, which substitutes just don't do.

Exactly! And some may be in the process of becoming certified by teaching the class this year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They probably have other uncertified teachers and will have more in the future.

Ding, ding, ding! With all the teacher bashing, no wonder there are fewer people currently in those roles. Certified teachers are fed up. And then you all complain when someone who wants to teach but isn't yet certified is in the role. Geesh!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How do you all feel when your kid has an uncertified teacher? Mine has a foreign language teacher with no background, no language degree

Don’t care

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How do you all feel when your kid has an uncertified teacher? Mine has a foreign language teacher with no background, no language degree

I feel like asswipe parents who had temper tantrums over phantom menaces during the last few years are responsible for this state of affairs.

[Anonymous]

I don’t care.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They probably have other uncertified teachers and will have more in the future.

Ding, ding, ding! With all the teacher bashing, no wonder there are fewer people currently in those roles. Certified teachers are fed up. And then you all complain when someone who wants to teach but isn't yet certified is in the role. Geesh!

They’re bashing bad teachers, not all teachers—there’s a difference.

[Anonymous]

Who cares? Having a degree in the language being taught should supersede this. Stop whining. Jesus

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How do you all feel when your kid has an uncertified teacher? Mine has a foreign language teacher with no background, no language degree

I think as long as an extensive criminal background check was done, and the teacher has somewhat of a background in whatever course they’re teaching, there shouldn’t be a problem.

Professors, for example, don’t need to be certified teachers to teach, and I don’t have a problem with that either.

I think generally there’s too much red tape to becoming a teacher. Certification may be more necessary for teaching ES, but for MS and up, I don’t think it’s necessary. Isn’t it often trial by fire anyways? You can learn all the teaching theory you want, but what matters is actual classroom time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They probably have other uncertified teachers and will have more in the future.

Ding, ding, ding! With all the teacher bashing, no wonder there are fewer people currently in those roles. Certified teachers are fed up. And then you all complain when someone who wants to teach but isn't yet certified is in the role. Geesh!

They’re bashing bad teachers, not all teachers—there’s a difference.

Really? Go back a few years, and read through some of the appalling threads of disgusting comments made by parents on this site about teachers in general— Not just specific concerns about specific teachers — and see if you can still make that comment with a straight face.

[Anonymous]

Mine has a long-term sub for the entire year for reading (3rd grade).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They probably have other uncertified teachers and will have more in the future.

Ding, ding, ding! With all the teacher bashing, no wonder there are fewer people currently in those roles. Certified teachers are fed up. And then you all complain when someone who wants to teach but isn't yet certified is in the role. Geesh!

They’re bashing bad teachers, not all teachers—there’s a difference.

As if.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How do you all feel when your kid has an uncertified teacher? Mine has a foreign language teacher with no background, no language degree

I think as long as an extensive criminal background check was done, and the teacher has somewhat of a background in whatever course they’re teaching, there shouldn’t be a problem.

Professors, for example, don’t need to be certified teachers to teach, and I don’t have a problem with that either.

I think generally there’s too much red tape to becoming a teacher. Certification may be more necessary for teaching ES, but for MS and up, I don’t think it’s necessary. Isn’t it often trial by fire anyways? You can learn all the teaching theory you want, but what matters is actual classroom time.

Yup! I agree with the above. I am a teacher with 15 years experience teaching a world language at a highly selective DC area private high school (with a BA & MA in my language). AFter leaving the classroom during covid due to childcare challenges, I'm considering to apply to teach in MCPS, but I'm not state certified. I do have lots of teaching experience and am happy to take classes to complete certification, but it's expensive. I could apply to teach a private again, but I want to be on the same school year schedule as my kids who are in MCPS.

It's a lot of hoops though...lots of paperwork, back and forth, etc to have my transcripts from undergrad & graduate school be evaluated to see which classes I need to take. And I might still have to student teach? And I won't have all my years of experience recognized in the step scale either. Argh.....

Given the shortage of teachers, I'd think they'd try to streamline things a bit for qualified and experienced teachers considering a change to public.