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Tough lesson: Thousands of 'unqualified' teachers in Quebec schools
- There are 9,184 unqualified teachers in Quebec's public schools, an increase from 8,871 in May 2024 and 6,654 in May 2023, according to the Quebec Education Department.
- In 2023, Quebec's Auditor General reported over 30,000 unqualified teachers in the education network during the 2020-21 school year, representing more than one-quarter of all teachers.
- The Quebec Federation of School Administrators expects the number of unqualified teachers to increase due to low enrollment in university education programs and retiring teachers.
- Valérie Harnois, a PhD candidate, stated there is little incentive for unqualified teachers to become certified despite many wanting to teach.
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Tough Lesson: Thousands of ‘Unqualified’ Teachers in Quebec Schools
Monique Henry has been teaching English in Quebec for the better part of two decades without official certification. As a so-called “unqualified” teacher, she has had to learn her profession the hard way. When she started teaching in 2006 she struggled with unruly students. As she never completed a university education program, she didn’t learn classroom management techniques. “You kind of just do it on the fly and learn with time,” said Henry, …
·New York, United States
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Faced with a lack of manpower, Quebec is increasingly counting on non-legally qualified teachers in the education system.
·Montreal, Canada
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An unqualified teacher may have a university degree in a discipline other than teaching.
·Montreal, Canada
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Total News Sources52
Leaning Left29Leaning Right1Center7Last UpdatedBias Distribution78% Left
Bias Distribution
- 78% of the sources lean Left
78% Left
L 78%
C 19%
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