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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The problem is the bar is relatively low to become a teacher. One can graduate from Podunk University and major in "Education" which is considered one of the easiest majors around. On top of that, college GPA really doesn't matter. Theoretically, you could have plenty of teachers who graduated with a degree in Education from a place like Bowie State College with a gpa of 2.8. I know there are teachers with masters degrees but typically the degree will be from GMU or JMU in Education or Education Administration which are not viewed as too demanding compared to law, medicine engineering etc.

People will not take the teaching "profession" seriously until the qualification/compensation is raised. The perception is that what is hard about the job is dealing with kids all day not that the job itself is demanding or requires high level of thinking.  [/quote]

I see comments like this floating around, often coated with poorly disguised or direct insults on how stupid and ill educated teachers are and often by people who have no idea what teaching actually entails.

I got a BA in Elementary Education and an MA in Deaf Education. It was far from an easy walk in the park, and there were grade/GPA requirements. If you dropped the ball in any  way shape or form, you could be out of the program. I also had to write a paper (ended up being over 100 pages) and pass all parts (judged by several professors) in order to graduate. Not only did you have to successfully get your degree, you also had to meet the state level requirements which included taking 8 Praxis exams.

I'm a relatively recent graduate (MA in 2013) so that may have something to do with it. But even with the BA and MA, most school districts I would only be earning about 35K a year and many school districts are still on pay freezes.

MA degrees didn't used to be required, they are now. I also disagree that teaching is just "dealing with kids all day". That's daycare. Or parenting. Teaching is very different then just dealing with kids involves far more then just teaching in the classroom. [/quote]

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