Laura Bartz, Chapter 8, Question 5

Qhat struck me as the most interesting was that it doesn't actually make that much of a difference in whether or not a teacher is certified in the performance of their students. Of course once I think about it more the logic becomes more clear. If you are a talented teacher a piece of paper that says you are certified won't make a difference in the performance of your students. I also find it very interesting that in spite of this data states are increasing the amount of required certification, but it wouldn't look very good to parents to see that their public school systems are letting in seemingly less qualified teachers. Which just proves that generally with economics, the rational thing to do won't happen because at face value based on what people think they know to be true, isn't what is lobbying to happen.