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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]When public schools have the luxury of ensuring every teacher is fully credentialed (ie not right now) that qualification/certification process is very narrow. They’d sooner hire a certified teacher who graduated from a mediocre college with meh grades than an uncertified but experienced subject-matter expert with multiple degrees but no certification who graduated from a top college/excellent program. I’m not saying grads of top colleges don’t teach in public, but as someone who has taught in both, I don’t believe that being certified equates to higher-quality teaching. Also, I’m the same exact person in both settings yet would argue that I’m a better teacher in private settings because I am less constrained by one-size-fits-all mandates and can be more creative. Also, I earn the same in private that I earned in public, so be wary of sweeping generalizations. And for what it’s worth, I don’t believe private school is better than public or vice versa. Different choices are better for different kids; different schools have different strengths and weaknesses; and even within the same school, the instructional quality can vary greatly. [/quote]

This.

In my daughter's private, there are many PhDs who are probably not certified.  Those are excellent and very smart teachers who have high expectations of their students.  This is how these kids excel.

I know someone who was just hired for a top high school to teach History.  Hardly a subject matter expert at all and this is her first job out of college where she graduated with an education degree.  She was NOT a good student and struggled in many subjects, including history!!  I just don't see what she will add to the class.  She has a nice personality and hopefully she will motivate students to study.  It's going to be basically a memorization class.

My daughter's history teacher majored in history and has a deep passion for it.  Not certified.

See the difference?

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Anecdote does not equal data.[/quote]

No, but they add up.  Education professors are telling the kids majoring in education NOT to goninto teaching.  Ask me how I know.  There was also a news 4 report a few months back that stated the same (fewer going into teaching, amd those going in don't stay).[/quote]

No one is saying they have to be an education major. SO many MCPS teachers did NOT major in education. However, they are certified through alternative programs. This usually means teaching while taking education classes. So at least state certified teachers have SOME knowledge of pedagogy on top of having degrees in their area of expertise (that most are passionate about). I'd rather take that. It's like you're trying to convince the rest of us that private schools are worth it. [/quote]

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