A. Teachers in Catholic schools are required to have BASIC Certification in religion. This requirement involves 40 hours of education and formation in Scripture, Theology and Methods. Teachers of religion in Catholic elementary schools are required to have ADVANCED certification in religion. This involves first achieving INTERMEDIATE Certification which is an additional 50 hours as well as the 60 hours required for ADVANCED Certification. Teachers of religion in secondary schools and those teaching religion full time in Catholic elementary schools are required to have, at minimum, an academic minor in religion.
So to teach, say, math in the parish school, someone needs 40 hours training in religion, and to teach religion in the same parish's Sunday School requires none?
What a crock.
ReplyDeleteI can think (offhand) of two DOZEN people who wouldn't be allowed to teach 'religion' in a Catholic grade- or high-school were 'certification' to be a real impediment.
At the same time, I can think of several DOZEN people who have that certification and ARE allowed to teach grade- and high-school religion--where lack of the Faith is NOT an impediment at all.
I cannot believe the utter ignorance of many of the people teaching others in this and other dioceses.
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