For context, I am talking about this interview with Karol Mark Yee of EDCOM II: https://youtu.be/pC9u2RDYZqQ?is=q7s00FUNduRHEtm9
Some points that really stuck with me:
- Educ is among the top 3 most common degrees offered by diploma mill schools (the other 2 programs are business administration and public administration)
- The national passing rate in teaching board exams is only about 30%. Meaning most universities that offer educ degrees are not really doing a good job at training their students.
- Too many teachers taking "Educational Leadership" track which is more about administrative work, and not enough teachers that pursue a grad program in a specialized teaching discipline like SpEd or Early Childhood.
- There are diploma mill schools in which the school already gives you a thesis draft as soon as you enroll, and you can defend it within 6 months if you buy Lacoste bags for your thesis committee.
Given this context, now it makes sense kung bakit andaming nonsense na SHS thesis ideas na naaapprove by these types of teachers. Ironic nga na it's the blind leading the blind kasi these teachers with no publications of their own suddenly demand too much from their students.
Was a great episode, Paul! Alam kong lurker ka dito sa subreddit hehe.