I agree with all of this, especially the second paragraph.Teaching might be one of the few jobs that a bachelors should be required. I don’t want my kids to be victims of someone “learning on the job”. Yes, like everyone else, teachers do get better with experience and some are horrible. But there should be several checkpoints to ensure teachers are qualified on day one.
Now if we want to talk about making bachelors easier to get by eliminating all the general studies bulldhit, you have my attention.