Home |
Search |
Today's Posts |
|
#1
|
|||
|
|||
Education: UK
"Gordon Couger" wrote in message news:3e9f2a38_1@newsfeed...
"Michael Saunby" wrote in message ... It would not surprise me greatly to hear that for those employed outside education the figures are the inverse - e.g. Physics: 25% without degree, Biology 60% without degree. You actually find something like this in universities, e.g. in physics departments few if any of the technicians will have a physics degree whereas in biology nearly all will have. Schools are just another employment sector that soaks up surplus graduates, and there are more surplus biology graduates than physics graduates. The without A level figure for Physics could be misleading as I would expect most will have an A level in maths, similarly the biology teachers will probably have an A level in chemistry. There are very few jobs for some one with B.A. in physics. It is a real shame. IMO all engineers should have the equivalent of a B.A. in physic in order to understand what they do. An oft-repeated myth when I was at Uni (end of the 80's) was that 70% of all physics graduates end up as accountants. Perhaps a more important consideration for schools (universities are different) is how well qualified the teachers are to teach. It goes without saying that one needs to be all over the coursework and to have enough background to answer commonly raised questions (and enough honesty to say: "I don't know, but I'll find out by next lesson."). However, teaching is an art: higher knowledge of a subject is no guarantee that a person will have the requisite skills to impart basic knowledge (perhaps even enthusiasm!) to schoolchildren and make it stick. Sacrificing higher knowledge for better teaching skills is a good trade at school level. Mike. |
Thread Tools | Search this Thread |
Display Modes | |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Forum | |||
Education tools | Plant Science | |||
Potrait of the president for secular and atheist education in TN.. tha court! | Ponds | |||
Sodium Thiosulphate education | Ponds | |||
OT Education was new Harry Potter film | Ponds | |||
Education: UK | sci.agriculture |