With a Four Year Honors Degree and a Bachelor of Education

question 85

Essay

With a four year honors degree and a bachelor of education degree, Chantelle has found a job teaching in an elementary school. In the staff lunch room she has a conversation with Helen, a fellow teacher who will be retiring at the end of the year. Helen discloses that when she was hired, all that was required was a 10-month training program at a teachers college after her Grade 13 graduation. Discuss this scenario within the context of credentialism and professionalization.

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