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An example, my degree is in Education, elementary education. Elementary teachers need to be able to teach every subject. Teaching many subjuect areas is a sign of a generalist. Secondary teachers usually teach only one or two subjects and their courses in university coalesced into a major and a minor. My major was elementary. Secondary teachers usually specialize into one or two topic areas over the years.
My father, a die hard generalist, changed the subjects he taught as a high school teacher every 5 years during a 30 year career. He was a scanner adapting in a world of specialists. It worked well for him but some people were unsure of his professional actions. He is not a typical man nor was he a typical teacher - not a bad thing in this case but he did face some resistance from administration for being atypical.
My father, a die hard generalist, changed the subjects he taught as a high school teacher every 5 years during a 30 year career. He was a scanner adapting in a world of specialists. It worked well for him but some people were unsure of his professional actions. He is not a typical man nor was he a typical teacher - not a bad thing in this case but he did face some resistance from administration for being atypical.
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