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[quote=Anonymous][quote]That depend on the private school, it is not that easy to generalize.
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No. You are wrong. In every state, you must be certified to teach in a public school. You do not have to be certified to teach in a private school.

Of course, your private can use certification as its own independent verification of quality, but that's up to the individual school. Many privates, especially now with so many qualified teachers out of work, will use criteria such as certification and/or a master's degree, to vouch for the quality of their faculty. In my opinion, this is great and raises the quality of applicants in privates. Still, it is important for parents to understand that private schools pay less, in part, because they have fewer requirements for their teachers. Originally, and smartly, this stance was predicated on the idea that there was a potential positive in having a non traditional individual in the classroom, one who was a subject matter expert first, who could bring real world experience and more innovative instructional strategies than the traditional Ed school graduate might bring. Sadly, this position has not been terribly successful, (although it would be unfair to call it a failure) because there is tension between attracting subject matter experts to a lower paying system.

I often think that certification and a master's should be the minimum for both public and privates, with financial incentives and tuition relief (for career changer certification programs) for subject matter experts that want to transition to the classroom.

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