They say things like, “It’s just a name they made up to make substitute teachers feel special…”

  • anton@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    6 days ago

    Here in Germany, you need to subjects for your teaching degree. A teacher told me that sport and geography are the easiest way to become a teacher and that’s why he chose them.
    Once you are a teacher you can teach other stuff as well.

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      Sport is only easy if you have some aptitude. They have regular fitness exams and need proficiency in a range of physical disciplines.

      And you can only teach stuff unrelated to your degree below a certain grade and never advanced courses.

      Source: Studiere Lehramt

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        5 days ago

        “easy” is relative. I probably was never once fit enough to pass the necessary exams even when I was regularly doing sports, but PE teachers aren’t exactly pro athletes, either.