By: el
Paying student teachers is a terrific idea. It’s absurd that we are blocking someone with years of experience as a substitute from getting a credential for this reason. We also have to end this...
View ArticleBy: Karen M Flynn
When you are recruiting older people, make sure you tell them about the Windfall Elimination Provision and the Government Pension Offset (WEP/GPO)!! Many older women like me went into teaching as a...
View ArticleBy: Susan
My comment is one that I am sure many already credentialed teachers have experienced. The idea to quickly get teachers into and through the credentialing program is imperative, and I am in agreement...
View ArticleBy: Teresa
An effective first step would be to eliminate the testing requirements for a Preliminary Credential, specifically RICA and CalTPA. Meeting those requirements costs money, time, and energy that new...
View ArticleBy: Christina
The state should also improve starting pay and working conditions if they actually want to keep the new hires in the profession. Elementary teachers should be guaranteed a 15-minute duty-free break...
View ArticleBy: Steve
Once again the real reason there is a teacher shortage is ignored. Keeping teachers in the classroom is not even thought about. A good teacher, especially math teachers takes several years to become...
View ArticleBy: Nick
I agree with Teresa. Being paid for student teaching is an obvious step, but the assessments that prospective teacher have to undergo are silly hurdles that do little to demonstrate competence.
View ArticleBy: Anthony miller
In reply to Karen M Flynn. I very much agree, the GPO and WEP are keeping highly experienced people out of our classrooms. They did change the law that new teachers must be notified about GPO/WEP, I...
View ArticleBy: Shani
In reply to Teresa. New York, New Jersey, Washington and several other states have dropped the edTPA and Tennessee Department of Ed is recommending it be dropped. Teachers already have extensive...
View ArticleBy: Corissa Riano
Get rid of Pearson’s testing where teachers complete their required programs to be a teacher and cannot pass their exams at a seventy percent fail rate. The schooling counts for nothing and Pearson’s...
View ArticleBy: Catrina Johnson
I’m sure there are mothers and fathers like myself who have volunteered for years in their children’s classroom (unpaid over the last 15 years) who have Associate degree(s) and would love the...
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