Jimmy Barnhill, who has a blog with the delightful title of “In Search of Truth, Blue Cheese, and a Platform. . .,” posted about his concerns regarding the “highly qualified” requirements for teachers in current US federal laws. Mr. Barnhill, who teaches special education in Minnesota, warns that he is making a political comment, and then launches into his view of the ill effects of the requirement that special educators be highly qualified to teach content area curricula.
Apparently, I’m not considered by the federal government “highly qualified” to teach a learning disabled student who can’t read past the 3rd grade ANY SCIENCE, because I don’t have a degree in science, or a professional license in a science field. Ditto for social studies, and get this, probably math and english! This is tantamount to saying that I am not qualified to teach my LD kids ANYTHING. In effect, my Master’s in Education is utterly useless, sort of like a theological degree.
Link to Mr. Barnhill’s commentary.
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