Requiring a math degree seems like overkill for math teachers up to grade 9 or so. What’s actually needed is a solid understanding of the math they’re teaching plus a few years ahead so that they can recognize and help bright students.
Teaching really is a different skill than knowing the subject matter. If education courses aren’t good, that’s another problem to be solved, not a reason for giving up on teaching how to teach.
Requiring a math degree seems like overkill for math teachers up to grade 9 or so. What’s actually needed is a solid understanding of the math they’re teaching plus a few years ahead so that they can recognize and help bright students.
Teaching really is a different skill than knowing the subject matter. If education courses aren’t good, that’s another problem to be solved, not a reason for giving up on teaching how to teach.