I am just venting here and I know that there will be people
who disagree with me. I am just so tired of people trying to
get certified in science (of any kind) when they have NO
background in science. I know people are doing it because
they are either trying to get hired or they want job
security. Whatever the reason.. Did it ever occur to you
why there is a shortage of those teachers(although that is
not true anymore)?? Science is not the SAME as teaching
English, history or any other subject! To truly understand
science you need to have background in it, you need to
understand the nature of science(no, not the scientific
method), how labs are designed and the expected results and
why those results might be different. Also if you are
teaching a higher level science (chemistry, bio, physics,
etc) you really need to have taken college level courses.
There is a reason that science is the only subject that has
INDIVIDUAL subject tests! I'm sick of people thinking
anyone is qualified to teach it. I do not consider myself
qualified for English? Why would an English teacher or
history teacher be qualified to teach science?

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