Interesting article...
There are some quite valid points in this article, and one that stood out to me was the below:
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Originally Posted by TeachersTopic First, we have a gross misdistribution of qualified teachers which, in effect, denies a portion of our public school students access to a high-quality education. |
Rather than a misdistribution, I would tend to think it's more along the lines of gross use of unqualified teachers. This is even more of a problem in the ESL industry abroad as opposed to local teachers in your own country. Often is the case that new teachers with no experience nor teaching qualifications, will head into an ESL classroom to teach.
Time and effort via practical experience and study needs to be expended in order to become a qualified teacher. Being a qualified teacher does not necessarily mean having that piece of paper showing you undertook a TEFL course, but in fact, a qualified teacher is one that CAN teach regardless of any piece of paper which may be held. Just because a new teacher holds an MA in English Literature, does not mean the teacher is equipped to teach an ESL class.