When I went to grade school in the 1960’s my school had 16 classrooms (2 for each grade level) and each classroom had one teacher and 50 students. We all learned really well and could far out perform most of the high school graduates today when it comes to basic reading, writing, and math. Most primary & secondary classrooms today have 30 students or less and many have a teacher and a teacher’s aide yet the mastery of basic skills is far below what used to be considered acceptable. Clearly the education system needs an overhaul!
I am of the same era.
The real problem is that a teacher’s pay and promotion potential is based entirely upon their educational level. It has nothing to do with their ability to actually teach.
The only requirements for a REAL TEACHER are:
1. Intelligence (the ability to rationalize and think).
2. A good knowledge of the subject taught.
3. A working knowledge of everything associated with the subject they teach.
and finally...............
The ability to transpose that information from their brain to that of the students along with the ability to make them understand WHY they need that information.
Today’s teachers are nothing more than academic wonders simply parroting what they are told to teach from media from the Ministry of Propaganda, the green movement, NAMBLA, unions and many other special interest groups.
The majority of teachers today simply teach for the money and power involved.....not the love of teaching nor do they possess the real ability to teach as the teachers of our generation.