A few days ago
Anonymous

Teachers or Not?

I don’t believe that passing a state exam(s) can make a teacher anymore than going to McDonalds can make anyone a hamburger. However, state exams get more complicated and more expensive as the years go by.

Now, what is your view of people who want to teach full-time but cannot pass certification exams even if their life depends on earning a state license? I personally know people who have a Master’s Degree in different fields of study but are not certified because they cannot pass the NY State Teacher Certification Exams.

I personally do not want a teacher in the classroom teaching my son how to read and do basic math if he or she is struggling to pass state exams, which are not easy but at the same time, not impossible to pass.

What is your view of people who want to teach full-time, call themselves teachers but cannot pass state exams?

Your view?

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A few days ago
wildeyedredhead

Favorite Answer

Teachers are notoriously poor students, why should they be expected to pass tests easily?

The whole education system needs an overhaul, until then I suggest everyone read Grace Llewlyn’s “Teenage Liberation Handbook”

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A few days ago
jboo
I think the teachers need to pass the state exams. The stuff on the state exams are stuff they were suppose to know.
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A few days ago
Gabriella4
If you can’t pass the exam that indicates that you don’t know the material, if you don’t know the material then there is no way you could possibly teach the material. Simple as that
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