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Re:California is the only state to hide its spending – nearl... by 5560675260 on Sunday December 12, 2021 @01:42PM (#29532306)
> english teacher is equivalent to a math or chemistry teacher

Do they actually have different qualifications? Each of them has to be trained for a teaching job and, er, remember most of their school program?

In the same vein instructor at the bootcamp is someone who's good at motivational shouting and in all likelihood isn't missing opportunities to serve as a commando.

Re:California is the only state to hide its spending – nearl... by syshum on Sunday December 12, 2021 @03:07PM (#29533104)
The fact that they dont is another big problem with public schooling.

The fact that all teachers are trained the same is a big problem. Personally I am fan of not having "trained teachers" for anything beyond grade school

After that we should be using subject matter experts

Re:California is the only state to hide its spending – nearl... by Jcowell on Monday December 13, 2021 @02:03AM (#29537424)
> After that we should be using subject matter experts

No we should be using teachers, people trained to effectively communicate and teach concepts of a subject.

A subject matter expert can be an expert in a subject but terrible at communicating and teaching that concept. Knowing that concept is not equivalent to effective communication. This is analogous to Great Software engineers becoming mangers with no managing talent whatsoever.