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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Doesn’t VA require a master’s degree to teach? In my home state (a unionized, non-RTW state) you can teach with a bachelor’s in education.[/quote]

No, a master’s degree is not required to teach in VA.  I’ve never heard of that being a requirement in any state.  It would create such a barrier to the profession given the educational cost in comparison to teacher pay.[/quote]

Well then you don't get out much. It's been a requirement in NYS for decades.[/quote]

Extremely high property taxes there[/quote]

Sure but you get what you pay for. Much better schools. Much better teachers.

Check out spending on education in NYS vs VA. [/quote]

Define “better.”[/quote]

I taught in a desirable school district in suburban Philadelphia.  There were 300 applicants for my position when I left.  The teachers are highly qualified (MA plus), extremely professional, and work hard to differentiate.  We had to relocate to the DMV and I now teach in NOVA.  Many teachers here do the bare minimum-work contract hours and not a moment more, [b]rely on Chromebooks for core instruction[/b], and only teach whole group.  It was a culture shock.  The young teachers at my current school all have an exit plan. [/quote]

[b]Prior to 2020, this wasn't even possible.  [/b]Bare minimum?  Probably some.  Teaching from Google slides?  That's the pandemic - and possibly a lousy principal.  When my kids got old enough to have whole group instruction instead of the workshop nonsense, it was a relief.  [/quote]

Of course it was.[/quote]

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