Lower teacher standards? Does Mr. Guinther not realize that those who major within a core subject area (math, science, history, and english) have roughly three times more content area coursework than education majors? If anything, those majors are more qualified in their areas than education majors. What good does it do to know how to teach, if you are only loosely familiar with your subject area? Why should a post-graduate professional (let’s say a museum curator with a history degree) be required to go through thirty more hours of undergraduate education classes to learn theory? It seems to me they are more qualified than a 22 year old social studies education major with five or six history classes under their belt. If writing lesson plans and keeping grades is so complex, why are college professors not required to go through a lengthy certification process? The K-12 education community needs to step down from their high horse. It’s no wonder there’s a teaching shortage in Missouri.