Teacher Resident - no teaching qualifications required?

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Anonymous wrote:How do we find out if our child's teacher is one of these? I googled my child's teacher and did not see a teaching degree in their linked in profile.

Teachers don’t actively update LinkedIn unless they are planning on leaving. School districts don’t really use it for networking/recruiting.

You're quoting me - the LinkedIn profile has an undergraduate degree in something that could not even remotely be translated into teaching from May 2022.

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Anonymous wrote:I am so pissed. My kid has one of these. I'd rather they just do 30-kid classes than have a fake teacher who has no idea what they're doing and a smaller class size. REALLY pissed.

How do you know??

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Anonymous wrote:Anyone here actually gotten a teaching job through this program?

One of the SAHMs was hired as an IA during COVID now has a full-time teaching job at our school through this program. I’ve never been impressed with her, she’s more interested in gossiping about the kids in the neighborhood and their families, but I guess these are desperate times.

That’s what the people crowing about teacher posts being “98% filled” on DCUM don’t understand. These are just woefully incompetent warm bodies. Fine if all you want is a babysitter, I guess. Shrug.

I think teachers are really important in society and should be compensated and respected, but -- is it really something other adults can't do? If someone wants to be a teacher, then that is a gift. Most people don't want to teach. But does that mean they CAN'T teach?

I saw someone from the teacher's union (MCPS? Not sure) say, "Would we let just anyone into the cockpit of a plane or do surgery?" I mean, it's not flying a plane or surgery. It's teaching children, which most people have done in their lives anyway.

Again, I admire teachers. They should be respected and compensated well. But I'm sure others can pick it up and teach kids in the classroom, too. And if they stick it out, then they too deserve to be compensated and respected. It's a job most people don't enjoy, not rocket science.

I'm a teacher. It's not really a matter of "can people teach", it more like "how long will you last?" Teaching is like Survivor. The people still teaching in public schools are very persistent. The first few years of teaching is like extended boot camp. It's exhausting. Lots of people don't last. Yes, most districts have curriculum for each subject but it's often "So here are the standards you need to teach and here are the texts you will use. Now go figure it out." If you teach in early ES, you are writing 5+ lessons plans each day and then teaching them. Then, you do it again the next day but you need to write 5+ more lesson plans. It is never ending and relentless so the people who stick around are also relentless.

I think many people think teaching is like when they were in school. My teachers had a teacher's guide for each subject. They didn't write lesson plans because they taught directly out of the book. Very little photo copying since we all had our own textbooks and workbooks. The only real grading was spelling tests on Friday (my mom was a teacher and I loved grading her spelling tests on Friday night) and occasionally math/science/social studies tests with answer keys in the teacher's guide (I graduated to grading them too). Now, we are expected to write a lesson plan for everything and then differentiate for everyone. Very little supplemental material is given so that's why teachers rely on Teachers Pay Teachers. I plan for whole group phonics, small group phonics, whole group math, small group math, science or social studies, reading comprehension and small groups for that too. That's every day that I need to write all of those lesson plans. Can it be done in one planning period? Nope. Nothing gets done when they make teachers cover for absent teachers during their planning period. No grading gets done either. At the end of the day, I prioritize planning and getting materials together for the next day so grading takes a back seat.

I haven't even mentioned behavior management. This is what kills most new teachers who don't have a traditional educational prep. They underestimate the need for procedures for every single thing. When I was in college, I took courses on behavior management and then applied them in my student teaching positions. You see what works and what doesn't. If you get someone in the classroom without this preparation, it is usually a nightmare without someone to teach them what they need to do. They are learning on the job and often the student learning suffers.

What are some behavior management skills and tricks you learned in college? I'm genuinely curious.

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Anonymous wrote:Wow, I can’t believe they are starting this now. Other counties have had similar programs for years. Those include a month of summer courses and summer school teaching as a sort of student teaching, if I remember correctly. Hiring someone this late is going to be interesting.

On the other hand, I don’t think they have many options and presumably someone who wants to be a teacher long term will be better than a stream of subs.

Most of these people are college graduates who could not find another job. They don't WANT to be teachers, this is just an easy job that they could get. I am SUPER EXCITED about having to pay thousands of dollars in tutoring this year. We're going to have to start researching privates and pray for financial aid.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I am so pissed. My kid has one of these. I'd rather they just do 30-kid classes than have a fake teacher who has no idea what they're doing and a smaller class size. REALLY pissed.

How do you know??

It listed right next to her name in the school directory. "Teacher Resident"
I googled her. She has a 2021 undergraduate degree in theater. So someone who wanted to be an actress, realized it's impossible, and is now trying to teach without a teaching degree because it was an easy job to get. Can't wait.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am so pissed. My kid has one of these. I'd rather they just do 30-kid classes than have a fake teacher who has no idea what they're doing and a smaller class size. REALLY pissed.

How do you know??

It listed right next to her name in the school directory. "Teacher Resident"
I googled her. She has a 2021 undergraduate degree in theater. So someone who wanted to be an actress, realized it's impossible, and is now trying to teach without a teaching degree because it was an easy job to get. Can't wait.

I'm a teacher in MD and we have a few alternative certification programs. Last year, I was a bit concerned that our new kindergarten teacher was a recent theatre major graduate. She told us she couldn't find a job in her field so she decided to teach. It was a rocky fall but with a lot of help from us and our school's mentor teacher, she was rocking it by the time the new year rolled around. Now, the other teacher from this program quit within the first few weeks.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I am so pissed. My kid has one of these. I'd rather they just do 30-kid classes than have a fake teacher who has no idea what they're doing and a smaller class size. REALLY pissed.

How do you know??

It listed right next to her name in the school directory. "Teacher Resident"
I googled her. She has a 2021 undergraduate degree in theater. So someone who wanted to be an actress, realized it's impossible, and is now trying to teach without a teaching degree because it was an easy job to get. Can't wait.

Wow, you’ve developed a huge backstory for someone you know nothing about.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am so pissed. My kid has one of these. I'd rather they just do 30-kid classes than have a fake teacher who has no idea what they're doing and a smaller class size. REALLY pissed.

How do you know??

It listed right next to her name in the school directory. "Teacher Resident"
I googled her. She has a 2021 undergraduate degree in theater. So someone who wanted to be an actress, realized it's impossible, and is now trying to teach without a teaching degree because it was an easy job to get. Can't wait.

Got it. My school doesn’t have the directory updated yet.

It seems that FCPS is spinning it like these are teachers with out of state license or the wrong license but have taught before. But this is definitely IAs last year who are now teaching. Maybe even having an IA that is the same level of qualification as them. Haha

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am so pissed. My kid has one of these. I'd rather they just do 30-kid classes than have a fake teacher who has no idea what they're doing and a smaller class size. REALLY pissed.

How do you know??

It listed right next to her name in the school directory. "Teacher Resident"
I googled her. She has a 2021 undergraduate degree in theater. So someone who wanted to be an actress, realized it's impossible, and is now trying to teach without a teaching degree because it was an easy job to get. Can't wait.

So? Remember when you were all piling on teachers during the pandemic, telling them they had to go in "because the kids don't catch it", telling them they should quit if they didn't go in and any warm body would do a better job, and then accusing them of being pedophiles and groomers? How much abuse did you think people would take for 60k a year? They listened to you! You bought it, you own it now. Enjoy!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am so pissed. My kid has one of these. I'd rather they just do 30-kid classes than have a fake teacher who has no idea what they're doing and a smaller class size. REALLY pissed.

How do you know??

It listed right next to her name in the school directory. "Teacher Resident"
I googled her. She has a 2021 undergraduate degree in theater. So someone who wanted to be an actress, realized it's impossible, and is now trying to teach without a teaching degree because it was an easy job to get. Can't wait.

So? Remember when you were all piling on teachers during the pandemic, telling them they had to go in "because the kids don't catch it", telling them they should quit if they didn't go in and any warm body would do a better job, and then accusing them of being pedophiles and groomers? How much abuse did you think people would take for 60k a year? They listened to you! You bought it, you own it now. Enjoy!

I never ever complained about my kids teachers but nice try. I will say it’s super frustrating because we all know YOUR kids (teachers kids) aren’t going to be in classes with these “teachers”.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am so pissed. My kid has one of these. I'd rather they just do 30-kid classes than have a fake teacher who has no idea what they're doing and a smaller class size. REALLY pissed.

How do you know??

It listed right next to her name in the school directory. "Teacher Resident"
I googled her. She has a 2021 undergraduate degree in theater. So someone who wanted to be an actress, realized it's impossible, and is now trying to teach without a teaching degree because it was an easy job to get. Can't wait.

So? Remember when you were all piling on teachers during the pandemic, telling them they had to go in "because the kids don't catch it", telling them they should quit if they didn't go in and any warm body would do a better job, and then accusing them of being pedophiles and groomers? How much abuse did you think people would take for 60k a year? They listened to you! You bought it, you own it now. Enjoy!

I never ever complained about my kids teachers but nice try. I will say it’s super frustrating because we all know YOUR kids (teachers kids) aren’t going to be in classes with these “teachers”.

Nine times out of ten, our kids don't attend the schools where we teach and we're just another parent with no clue whatsoever as to what's going on at our kids' school, but by all means continue to indulge in this conspiratorial nonsense.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:How do we find out if our child's teacher is one of these? I googled my child's teacher and did not see a teaching degree in their linked in profile.

Check the actual VDOE Licensure Query, not a social media site.

Did you see the part where I specifically asked HOW DO WE FIND OUT IF OUR CHILD'S TEACHER IS ONE OF THESE???

Morons, the lot of you.

Your post said that you Googled your child's teacher and checked their LinkedIn profile, which is a social media site.

The answer to your question is in this response-- check the VDOE Licensure Query-- so that part of your question WAS answered.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am so pissed. My kid has one of these. I'd rather they just do 30-kid classes than have a fake teacher who has no idea what they're doing and a smaller class size. REALLY pissed.

How do you know??

It listed right next to her name in the school directory. "Teacher Resident"
I googled her. She has a 2021 undergraduate degree in theater. So someone who wanted to be an actress, realized it's impossible, and is now trying to teach without a teaching degree because it was an easy job to get. Can't wait.

Got it. My school doesn’t have the directory updated yet.

It seems that FCPS is spinning it like these are teachers with out of state license or the wrong license but have taught before. But this is definitely IAs last year who are now teaching. Maybe even having an IA that is the same level of qualification as them. Haha

Most of them are recent college grads. I'm actually okay with the IAs that are doing it - at least they have classroom experience. The college grads on the other hand....we'll see how long they last.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am so pissed. My kid has one of these. I'd rather they just do 30-kid classes than have a fake teacher who has no idea what they're doing and a smaller class size. REALLY pissed.

How do you know??

It listed right next to her name in the school directory. "Teacher Resident"
I googled her. She has a 2021 undergraduate degree in theater. So someone who wanted to be an actress, realized it's impossible, and is now trying to teach without a teaching degree because it was an easy job to get. Can't wait.

Got it. My school doesn’t have the directory updated yet.

It seems that FCPS is spinning it like these are teachers with out of state license or the wrong license but have taught before. But this is definitely IAs last year who are now teaching. Maybe even having an IA that is the same level of qualification as them. Haha

Most of them are recent college grads. I'm actually okay with the IAs that are doing it - at least they have classroom experience. The college grads on the other hand....we'll see how long they last.

So is it similar to Teach for America? They recruit recent college grads to teach.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am so pissed. My kid has one of these. I'd rather they just do 30-kid classes than have a fake teacher who has no idea what they're doing and a smaller class size. REALLY pissed.

How do you know??

It listed right next to her name in the school directory. "Teacher Resident"
I googled her. She has a 2021 undergraduate degree in theater. So someone who wanted to be an actress, realized it's impossible, and is now trying to teach without a teaching degree because it was an easy job to get. Can't wait.

Got it. My school doesn’t have the directory updated yet.

It seems that FCPS is spinning it like these are teachers with out of state license or the wrong license but have taught before. But this is definitely IAs last year who are now teaching. Maybe even having an IA that is the same level of qualification as them. Haha

Most of them are recent college grads. I'm actually okay with the IAs that are doing it - at least they have classroom experience. The college grads on the other hand....we'll see how long they last.

So is it similar to Teach for America? They recruit recent college grads to teach.

And that program wasn’t exactly successful. Test scores were often below average and 90% of the people left education.