Wouldn a certified teacher be better qualified to teach a preschooler?
That’s what the teachers’ unions would like you to believe. The answer is no. We have elevated people with specific credentials to the level of “experts” and we are awed and intimidated by them in this society. We feel under-qualified next to them, without even taking the time to examine what it is they had to do to get those credentials. Most parents have more experiential and practical knowledge with young children than preschool teachers ever get in credential programs. Also, most preschool programs don’t require teachers to have state teaching credentials, although some require staff to have Early Childhood Education certificates.
