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Pretty sure most elementary teachers have degrees in elementary education.[/quote]

Not true.  It depends what state the teacher is from.  I went to college in VA in the late 90's.  VA would not allow teachers to major in education.  So you basically had to "double major."  I took a ton of education courses and completed a regular bachelors degree major like all the other students at my school.  My major was in history, but many others in the elementary ed program majored in english or psychology.  By completing the education courses, you earned an endorsement in elementary education.

Today, most of the education programs in VA are complete masters programs, which the student can complete in 5 years.  The bachelors is in liberal studies b/c as elementary teachers we need to know a little bit of everything.  So you take economics courses, history courses, english courses, and so on - and no, not "economics for teachers" but a regular microeconomics course.  The masters is in elementary education.

Some states are full of education colleges - like PA.  Teachers there can get a bachelors in elementary ed, and then they move to VA.[/quote]

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