sf wrote:
> On Wed, 31 Jan 2007 10:33:40 -0800, "Dave Bugg" >
> wrote:
>
>> sf wrote:
>>
>>> What did they teach? PE? CBEST is only the bottom rung of the
>>> ladder. If you don't pass it, you can't even substitute teach on a
>>> day to day basis.
>>
>> That's my point. A whole lot of teachers can't even handle the most
>> basic level of testing on subject matter at the 9th grade level.
>>
>> I taught language arts, health, and history/social studies. Two
>> years with the Jefferson County school district in Madras, OR.
>
> I guess that district was abusing subs because you needed a whole lot
> more than CBEST to be certified as a teacher. I digressed. *My*
> point is that you can't even pretend to teach if you don't pass the
> CBEST, therefore those who flunked CBEST are *not* teachers. They are
> not even substitute teachers because virtually everyone who walks
> through the door to teach has to pass CBEST.

Kidding, right? School district's throughout this country can be granted
exemptions, for up to a year per applicant, by a state's board of education
to allow teachers on staff who don't have all their credentials finalized.

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Dave
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