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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Look into it, but I think teaching is one of those careers where it helps to have someone who understands the culture/community of the school/students. It's not just about subject matter, it's about prioritizing certain things. For example, whereas rote memorization is still a large part of education in other countries, it really is not in the US. Also you need more than subject knowledge to teach. You need to be able to make the material engaging and accessible. A lot of that requires being able to relate to the kids.

--teacher, child of immigrants[/quote]

Majority of the US teachers don't understand their subject matter well enough to teach conceptually, while most of them are quite confident and feel superior than their foreign counterpart. The truth is that without solid subject knowledge, there is noway to make the material "engaging and accessible" to students.  It might appear that the students are engaged and having fun, but what's the point if they are not obtaining true knowledge. This is especially true in the STEM fields. [/quote]

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