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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I teach high school, and I have a "real" BA and MA in my subject, as well as an M. Ed.  The Ed degree was a joke, and the people who majored in Education (as opposed to people who had a BA in another subject) were (collectively) the least intelligent people I encountered in college.  The Ed "professors" were equally stupid, and I'm quite angry that the M. Ed. degree (I needed it for licensure) cost as much as my "real" MA degree.  I don't blame people for looking down on teachers; I am fairly disgusted with the idiocy of many of my colleagues.

So I'm a teacher, and while I love my job, I find that many teachers ARE rather stupid.  I choose to teach in a good private school that values expertise in subject matter, and while I agree that intelligence/expertise in subject area do not guarantee that someone can teach, I KNOW that poor knowledge of subject matter (a symptom of an Education major program) can never result in excellent instruction.

I'm a teacher, and I can confirm that many teachers are less intelligent than doctors, lawyers, engineers, and the like.

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You choose to teach in a private b/c you can't handle a classroom that mirrors real life.

It's clear in your post that you suffer from an inferiority complex, as an EDUCATED professional would never post such drivel.[/quote]
You just don't like what PP is saying. I think she makes perfect sense in an eloquent manner. What you call "real life" technically sucks ass. [/quote]

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