And any person with relevant experience — even a high school dropout — could be licensed to teach in any other non-core academic subject in those grades, according to the provision."
Only in a unionized state wasteland would a provision like this matter. In a private institution a person either performs or is fired. Credentials only serve a starting point for interviews.
“including banning other politicians and state employees from even uttering the words “climate change,””
Like Obama banned everyone in the Federal government from saying the words “Muslim terrorist”?
Or is it only bad when Republicans do it?
They could hardly do worse than College indoctrinated nit-wits.
And what’s the problem?
I think its fair to say that this article is breathtaking in its stupidity.
During the Act 10 debate there was a very telling interview with a Milwaukee-based private school administrator. He outlined the superior test and graduation results they had achieved for years vs. the public schools, and then compared the budget in terms of cost per pupil. The public schools were over twice that of the private school, and he said he could not imagine how they could spend that much more money in the classroom except for one thing: higher salaries. And if he could achieve better results at lower salaries, where is the logic in paying more?
Imagine what kids could learn from teachers who had real-world experience!
And who would not put up with the kind of crap that is allowed to go on in classrooms today.
Funny... I am a HS Dropout. Joined the Navy at 17 and walked 20 years later with a Master of Business Management. I would love to teach, but there is no money in it. Just sayin’
You can get a very good education by reading and studying at a public library. I know some very bright and accomplished people with amazing knowledge of math, science and civics who lack a high school degree.
In a world where results matter this would not be an issue.
So a high-school dropout, who has been a successful carpenter for 20 years, could be hired by a school board to teach an “Industrial Arts” carpentry class. Is that really so terrible? After all, the provision is for dropouts to be able to be hired to teach NON-academic courses. Remember, it is the school board that will have the power to determine if they want to hire a person. This law simply gives the local school board more autonomy and power to do what they think is best. They now are not bound by the artificial restraints of being able to hire only those who have a teaching credential. Now they can hire a qualified person who has real work experience instead of just classroom experience.
In Illinois it is against the law for me to teach what I do all day. That’s better?
The Left is nuts. They wouldn’t recognize liberty even if they were really looking for it.
I know a man who dropped out of school in the 9th grade. He landed a job as a carpet layer trainee.
Today he knocks out about $185,000.00 per year, run the crews for a large company.
Big deal. It used to be that all you needed was a bachelors degree with a certificate in teaching (10-15 credit hours). Now you need a full degree as a teacher with a major in the subject being taught. (an extra 1-2 years). And, many schools now require a MS-Ed to teach in high school.