The education system is always changing and improving. Some of the changes are good, and others are not so good. One of the most recent changes, and what I would consider an improvement, is the new bill that will streamline the credentialing process for career technical-education teachers.
Why do people become teachers if the pay is low for a job that requires an extensive education and licensing? Yes, teaching is one of the lowest-paid jobs in America, and yet the most important one. It also requires a great amount of study and certification.
This was previously discussed in the Burbank Leader education article on April 14 called "Bill could make credentialing process easier." As a student and hopeful teacher-to-be, these topics and decisions affect me and all future teachers.
I have many family members that are teachers. Most of them complain about being limited to one subject and not having the freedom to teach another subject that they are good at.
The state of California has 175 highly specific career technical-education teaching credentials.
As a teacher in California, you must be credentialed to teach. Moreover, you must choose one out of the 175 highly specific credentials that you want to be credentialed in. You are then limited on what you choose, and would have to go back to school to get a double credential to be allowed to teach anything else.
The federal government has been putting pressure on state systems to search for new methods for licensing teachers. Senate Bill 52 would condense the 175 credentials into 15 broad categories. State Sen. Jack Scott said, "It's aimed at streamlining the credential process and not making it so bureaucratic and tedious."
