[Smokin' Joe]

Instead, because of the credentialism hurdles that the education bureaucracy places in the way, it would probably take two college school years of credits, and more in some states, to get to a public school classroom.

I ran into a similar problem when I checked into a teaching job after the oil boom of the late 70s crashed.

Despite being a geologist who has not only taught when I was an undergrad and a grad student, and having years in my field in industry, without the 22 semester hours required to get a teaching certificate (actually more in my case because I took Archaeology courses as an undergrad instead of 101 Sociology and Psychology), they could not hire me to teach Middle School Earth Science.

[FreedomPoster]

I didn’t realize it went that far back, time wise.

Best job I never took was an entry-level engineering position with Exxon in 1982. I’d have been on the street in less than 6 months looking to break an apartment lease in Houston. The offer money was great, though!