[Texasforever]

That student teachers are not required to be proficient in the subjects they teach only in the mechanics of the act of teaching?

[Coleus]

That student teachers are not required to be proficient in the subjects they teach only in the mechanics of the act of teaching? >>

that's generally the case with teachers in elementary schools not in the high schools where you need a degree in the discipline you teach. Just go to any local college and check the curriculum for the BA degree in Education. It's a lot of theory and methods, (although they do concentrate on teaching reading) not content in regular subject material.