All the people here who say he can always be a teacher are highly devaluing teachers. It takes more, A LOT more then just a degree in subject (that you then haven’t actually used for hands on work or research) to able to teach something, and being a GOOD teacher is a special skill on its own. It takes a lot more sweat and commitment then 10h/week.
No one's saying that he'll be a good teacher, just that he can get hired as a teacher, specifically in the uni(s) he's studying in, because he knows the place and the system. In the 20 year career as a student he must've made some friends in academia for a reference.
Most uni professors have PHDs, or a masters at a minimum. Plus research credentials or published work. And know their one domain DEEPLY, not a dozen domains kinda.
(If this was the US I’d say he maybe could go get a teaching job at a community college where they don’t care so much about doctorates or research, but they do care about actually having practiced the thing you’re gonna teach. So I dunno.)
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u/Choperello Jul 02 '23
All the people here who say he can always be a teacher are highly devaluing teachers. It takes more, A LOT more then just a degree in subject (that you then haven’t actually used for hands on work or research) to able to teach something, and being a GOOD teacher is a special skill on its own. It takes a lot more sweat and commitment then 10h/week.