Tough Lesson: Thousands of ‘Unqualified’ Teachers in Quebec Schools

Tough Lesson: Thousands of ‘Unqualified’ Teachers in Quebec Schools
School supplies are seen in a classroom on the first day back to school at an elementary school in Montreal, on Aug. 29, 2024. The Canadian Press/Christinne Muschi
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Monique Henry has been teaching English in Quebec for the better part of two decades without official certification. As a so-called “unqualified” teacher, she has had to learn her profession the hard way.

When she started teaching in 2006 she struggled with unruly students. As she never completed a university education program, she didn’t learn classroom management techniques.