----- Original Message ----- From: "Nick Arnett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Killer Bs Discussion" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, March 10, 2003 9:00 PM Subject: RE: The War on Schools
> > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Behalf Of Dan Minette > > ... > > > > >From: Gautam Mukunda <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > >Reply-To: Killer Bs Discussion <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > ... > > > > >But the largest component of the "teacher shortage" is > > > >created by the teacher's unions, not a lack of > > > >funding. > > ... > > > > While a high school teacher for ancient history or English may not > > require > > > CE courses they are most certainly relevant and in fact crucial for > > science > > > teachers (especially bio & chem). > > > Gautam, California addressed that issue too, by issuing "emergency" > credentials to many people who would not meet the usual requirements. Right > now, we have about 42,000 such teachers, out of a statewide total of > 301,000. The number of "emergency" credentialed teachers is expected to hit > 65,000 in the next two years. > > See, we've also taken care of the problem of finding qualified teachers. Or > maybe it was just an end-run around the unions. > A college education is not even needed to substitute teach in Texas. A college degree in something is needed to be a full time teacher, but it need not be in the field one is teaching. Dan M. _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
