Submitted by Kimberley (not verified) on March 26, 2008 - 17:35.
Over the past five or six years, I have mentored several teachers who were required to take the Praxis II written assessment and the Praxis III teacher evaluation. Does passing the written test really make you a better teacher? Does passing the Praxis III evaluation really make you a better teacher?
I have never been a good test-taker. I barely passed the NTE back in 1991. Does that mean I am not an effective teacher? I believe that my years of experience, and my willingness to continue to keep up with current trends in education contribute to my effectiveness as a classroom teacher.
I agree that there needs to be some form of evaluation to determine whether or not people are capable of teaching, but quite frankly, some of the teachers that I mentored through the stress of their Praxis III evaluation (who passed), I would not say are effective teachers. they just worked extremely hard to jump through another hoop!
NCLB
Submitted by Kimberley (not verified) on March 26, 2008 - 17:35.
Over the past five or six years, I have mentored several teachers who were required to take the Praxis II written assessment and the Praxis III teacher evaluation. Does passing the written test really make you a better teacher? Does passing the Praxis III evaluation really make you a better teacher?
I have never been a good test-taker. I barely passed the NTE back in 1991. Does that mean I am not an effective teacher? I believe that my years of experience, and my willingness to continue to keep up with current trends in education contribute to my effectiveness as a classroom teacher.
I agree that there needs to be some form of evaluation to determine whether or not people are capable of teaching, but quite frankly, some of the teachers that I mentored through the stress of their Praxis III evaluation (who passed), I would not say are effective teachers. they just worked extremely hard to jump through another hoop!