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RE: Test Out
- Archived: Sat, 08 Jun 14:53
- Date: Sat, 08 Jun 2002 12:14:09 -0700 (PDT)
- Author: "Seabolt, kathleen" <kathleenseabolt1@cox.net>
- Subject: RE: Test Out
- Topic: Emerging Modes
Re: Test Out
Similarly, it is ridiculous to require excessive student teaching (slavery) of individuals that demonstrate classroom management with a prior work history. I am thinking of preschool teachers who have spent a decade or longer handling 10 - 14 students, lesson plans, and communicating effectively with parents about their children's development, that can't then simply step into an academic classroom as a credentialed teacher if they can prove (test-out) mastery of the subject and pass the CBEST/MSAT?
Re: training
Knowledge of the subject is essential, but so is the ability to teach (share your knowledge of the subject through effective communication and classroom management).
As a requirement of acceptance in a teacher credentialing program, potential teachers would need to demonstrate 30 hours of classroom observation with approved master teachers; as important a requirement as the MSAT or CBEST. That would weed out a lot of the wanna-bes that think they're gonna be Mr. Chips, but can't stomach the reality of the classroom.
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