Does an MEd make a better teacher, or does the MEd buy the teacher a better raise in the public school systems? I’d rather pay more for a great teacher with a bachelor’s than a bunch of mediocre (or worse) teachers with master’s degrees. Economists Take Aim At Bonuses For Teachers With Master's Degrees Should teachers get a raise for earning a master's? | Marketplace.org Masters degrees don't produce better teachers - Baltimore Sun etc., etc., etc.
I've attended both, each have there good and bad points, and both have their place in the big picture.
As a teacher who came into the profession with a BA and earned an MSEd, I did notice that my performance in the classroom improved. I think I'd attribute it to the fact that I had been exposed to, through graduate study, a variety of new information about how students learn, and as a result I was able to create lessons that would appeal to the various learning styles. I still say, hands down, that my favorite course in my MS program was on Multiple Intelligence Theory. When you consider education degrees, however, keep in mind that they span a variety of topics. My degree was in Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment Design. Some of my colleagues had degrees in Education Technology, Administration & Supervision, Christian Education, Education Policy, etc. etc. It'd be interesting to see data on the results of teacher performance based on the different types of education degrees. Eventually I earned a second graduate degree, an MA from WNMU. I also worked with colleagues who had graduate degrees in their respect fields. According to the article, as brief as it was, there was no differentiation between types of graduate degree. It could've been an education degree or another. With all of this being said, I definitely think the skills and personality of the individual teacher can outshine his or her education. I've worked with people with doctorates who are outright morons. As far as supplemental pay goes, most schools simply pay more for teachers for advanced degrees. It doesn't matter what the degree is in. -Matt
There is nothing with private or public it is just a difference of fees structure and also you can get better education if you have strong willingness to do so.
The differences also depends on the school district - where I used to live in Palos Verdes the school district was excellent with some graduates obtaining scholarships to major universities such as Harvard. There was a nearby private school with pretty much the same quality. A sidelight on the excellence of the public schools is that property prices soared as Asian families moved in to the area (demand outstripped supply).
It sounds like your experiences varied from mine. Where I went to school, public school (Large College, 50,000 students +/-) was very relaxed culturally but academically challenging in specific subject matters. Rules and regulations were present but seldom adhered too or followed. The school was ranked one of the best junior colleges in the country, and although it wasn't without its challenges in terms of academic quality between subjects, class availability, parking, and ever changing prerequisites where just a few of the challenges experienced. In private school it was equally disciplined but with an increased sense of urgency to finish related to higher tuition rates. My private college was very small (under 12,000 students +/-) and less restricted in rules and regulations and provided more of a one-on-one or intimate setting. The facility knew you personally and stayed one step ahead of you in planning out your coursework which allowed you to finish in the least amount of time allowable. But in the end, that intimacy and individual attention came at a substantially higher price.
Private schools are better than the public school in terms of discipline and facilities but the student who learn in public school have learn a lot a apart from education and degree, in terms of values and beliefs, a lesion about living life happily and fighting with all hurdles.
Most k-12 schools used to teachers extra for having a masters or doctoral degree in any discipline, but there is now a trend to pay teachers extra only if they have a masters in the discipline that they are working. This funnels all school teachers into the education field and into narrow disciplines.
