Just wondering... Most priest who teach in catholic school/ universities teach Christian Living Education. Is it possible or allowed for a priest to teach math?
2007-11-09 23:54:32 · 11 answers · asked by Kevan 4 in Education & Reference ➔ Teaching
Is he qualified if he has grades like A- and A?
2007-11-10 00:06:36 · update #1
Many priests had other professions before they were called to the priesthood. I know priests who were doctors, accountants, engineers, teachers, musicians, etc. before they became priests.
It's quite possible for a priest to have a mathematics degree and/or a teaching degree as well as his ministry education, so yes, he would be perfectly qualified to teach math.
2007-11-12 01:57:54 · answer #1 · answered by sparki777 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, a catholic priest can teach you math if he is highly qualified to do so. There is no rule anywhere stating a catholic priest cannot teach math, if that's what he really wants to teach and he is really good at it and has the qualifications he could. It's like your asking if a male teacher can be a math teacher. Anyone could be a teacher if that's what they really want to do and if they want to be predominant in Math, they will get degrees in math and maybe PH D in it. Anything is possible. He could give you # grades or Letter grades, that's what a teacher does. All teachers are different and have different ways of grading you, like I said before he could be a teacher that gives you # grades (which always equals to a letter grade if you think of it because anywhere from 95-100 is an A+), or a teacher who strictly gives you letter grades. Either way its all the same.
2007-11-10 00:12:36 · answer #2 · answered by ashleyr0308 1 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Look up the list of faculty at Saint Louis University (www.slu.edu), which is a Jesuit University. There are priests who hold PhDs in math, biology (even evolutionary biology, no less!), aeronautical science and engineering.
Note that diocesan priests are not expected to pursue as advanced an education as some of the ordered priests. All go to a seminary, but you will find a large number of scientists, engineers and philosophers among the Jesuits and Dominicans, to name a few.
2007-11-11 06:57:17 · answer #3 · answered by Veritatum17 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not sure why you would think a priest couldn't teach math.
In the 'old' days, it was always priests and nuns who taught all of the lessons in Catholic schools.
Other than some sort of illogical prejudice or inability to consider possibilities, I have no clue why you would assume that he couldn't have the qualifications.
2007-11-10 00:13:32 · answer #4 · answered by glurpy 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
As long as he is qualified, of course. My chemistry teacher in high school was a Priest.
2007-11-10 00:03:06 · answer #5 · answered by Choqs 6 · 5⤊ 0⤋
I don't see any reason why a priest could not also teach secular education. Such being the case, if I were you I'd see about getting tenure.
2007-11-10 00:45:31 · answer #6 · answered by Emissary 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
If he has the teaching degree to do it then yes. Cathiloc schools use to be run entirely by the religious of the church anyway so I don't find theat strange at all.
2007-11-10 16:17:12 · answer #7 · answered by pepgurli 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There is no reasons why he should not teach math. Many math teachers have had grades that are much poorer.
2007-11-10 02:14:39 · answer #8 · answered by DrIG 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No.. it is a well known fact that priests cannot do math. Some sort of mental block. Now science on the other hand, have at it.
2007-11-09 23:57:45 · answer #9 · answered by Jeƒƒ Lebowski 6 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Why not? Some of these priest have PH.D's.
2007-11-09 23:58:10 · answer #10 · answered by WC 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋