[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Wed, Mar 19, 2008 at 11:28:07AM -0700, Andrew Lentvorski wrote:
This is generally most obvious in those classes taught by sports
coaches.
Why do you think some politicians are talking about allowing math and
science Ph.D's to teach high school w/o a teaching credential?
The credential is a *hindrance* turning away some good people.
Would you rather have a P.E. teacher with a credential running the algrebra
class or a math Ph.D. w/ NO teaching credential? Your credential
is become a problem even in the public schools!
You will note that I picked on the *coaches*, not the PE teacher. The
PE teacher generally needs a nice chunk of extra stuff above and beyond
the standard teacher (physiology, chemistry, first aid, CPR).
In this instance, the PE teacher. No question.
The majority of PhD's are lousy teachers. Technical PhD's are some of
the lousiest because their communication skills tend to be the poorest
of all PhD's.
The PE teacher has had college level math (trig+), physiology and
applied science, and student teaching. He also probably communicates a
boatload better to students at the level of an algebra class. He is
miles ahead of a standard PhD for the purpose of *teaching*.
Move the class level to calculus, and you have a better argument.
-a
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