I don't really trust anything Gladwell writes as fact. So many of the assertions he's presented in his books have been identified as bogus.
Although I do think it's more important to significantly increase teachers' salaries to make it a more enticing profession.
sure but i think there is something to this. all the rich countries just think lower class size but it isn't that easy and the money, like you said, would be better spent somewhere else.
i also think that people with non teaching degrees should be able to take a test and pass and then teach. we are severely limited our pool of possible "good" teachers by saying they have to have a teaching degree.
If I could make even 80% of my current salary and not need a new degree to teach I would quit my job tomorrow.
Heck, for 50% of my salary, I'd quit and move to Kansas to teach.
Kansas has this
http://www.ksde.org/Agency/DivisionofLearningServices/TeacherLicensureandAccreditation/Postsecondary/EducatorPreparation/RestrictedTeachingLicenseAlternativePathway.aspxIIRC you have an engineering degree, so I think you would have zero issues becoming a math teacher
Eligibility-(Must meet all eligibility requirements)
A Bachelor’s degree or higher from a regionally accredited university,
The degree or equivalent coursework must be in a regular education content area you want to teach, OR be a heritage language speaker,
A GPA of 2.75 from the last 60 semester credits hours of college coursework completed,
A passing score for the Praxis II content assessment in the content area, AND
A supervised practical training experience must be completed under the collaboration of the supporting institution and hiring school district before restricted teaching license can be issued.
