The defense from the teacher's council (the governing body who decides who issues licences to practice being a teacher) is that the livelihood of the teachers are at stake, that you cannot take away their job so easily....
Now let's change it a little bit. Let's say you are a doctor. You screw up, you will have your licence suspended. Chances are, until your investigation is over, you won't be allowed to practice. Someone's life is at stake? Yeah probably.
Sometimes, I think people take teacher's for granted. People expect teachers to be everything, but without giving anything. I know, because I have seen both my parents be a teacher. I know because I've seen what crap my fellow students throw at them, and all the stories I hear from them. But at the same time, I think being a teacher, there's a responsibility. You aren't "teaching" a subject only. Hopefully, you are teaching more. Value, ways of thinking, attitude. If you put untrained teachers in front of the student, you will get students like that. Those that thinks, "it's ok". I personally believe, that teachers are an investment. Investment to our next generation, to our future. Are you going to spend the time at home, to teach what the teacher can't? You have to look at it from both side of the coin. While the teachers should be respected, if the teachers are not of certain standard, that is all the kids will end up as.
To me, this scares the crap out of me. But that's just me.
Edit - In a rather nice timing, I found this video, which does comment about a few things that I have mentioned. e.g., Kids understand the concept of magnetism better "before" going to school.
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