On Sun, 22 Dec 2002 23:20:59 GMT, "George" <someone_else@microsoft.com> wrote:
>Certification in a subject requires less academic hours in that subject than >is required for a minor. You are certified as an "educator," not a scholar. > >Now go out and examine reality instead of making such sweeping unsupported >statements....
The statement made was that they "do not understand much", not that they had less exposure time than a minor. Less time does not guarantee lack of understanding.
Tom
> > >"Tom MacIntyre" <tom__macintyre@hotmail.com> wrote in message >news://d3dc0voskqr2jqb3kfpm0ed6v15fajsd27@4ax.com... >> On 21 Dec 2002 17:17:56 -0500, hrubin@odds.stat.purdue.edu (Herman >> Rubin) wrote: >> >> >> >Most of the current elementary and high school teachers >> >do not understand much about their subjects. >> >> Now there's a broad, sweeping, and unsupportable statement if I ever >> heard one. >> >> Tom >