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Having to see kids learning up close, actual pedagogical knowledge matters.



True, but education in pedagogy doesn’t. The effects of degrees in education on teacher effectiveness are not reliably distinguishable from zero.


All the best teachers in my school either where fresh graduates or didn't have a teachers license. My conclusion was simply that teachers burn out after a decade and should switch which is very hard if they have a five-year degree in pedagogy and not much else.




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