http://www.openeducation.net/2007/08/21/minority-teacher-candidates-in-massachusetts-failing-state-licensing-exam/ Free Education for All Tue, 27 Jul 2010 13:29:29 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.openeducation.net/2007/08/21/minority-teacher-candidates-in-massachusetts-failing-state-licensing-exam/comment-page-1/#comment-6638 Michel Roger Tue, 19 May 2009 14:19:38 +0000 http://www.openeducation.net/2007/08/21/minority-teacher-candidates-in-massachusetts-failing-state-licensing-exam/#comment-6638 My name sounds French and truly it is. I came to the US not really knowing English, but will and determination helped me to pass both, the subject test (math) and the literacy test (English- Writing and Reading) . We all remember the story of a Superintendent of schools who could not pass this test and suggested that it was biased, clearly racist. Well, this test is bias not for the reason of the Sup, but because it don't take too much of English language to teach good math. Why then put the bar to the same level for eveybody no matter what the subject is? This test is also bias because everybody who goes for recorrection always has his failing score confirmed. Another reason to believe that something is wrong with this test is that they do not even give your score when you reach the so-called "passing score". The advice I have is that if you want to be a respected teacher, you need to take and satisfy all the requiements of the license of your choice.After all this test is not difficult, It just takes a very good preparation and some fees. Good Luck. My name sounds French and truly it is. I came to the US not really knowing English, but will and determination helped me to pass both, the subject test (math) and the literacy test (English- Writing and Reading) .
We all remember the story of a Superintendent of schools who could not pass this test and suggested that it was biased, clearly racist. Well, this test is bias not for the reason of the Sup, but because it don’t take too much of English language to teach good math. Why then put the bar to the same level for eveybody no matter what the subject is? This test is also bias because everybody who goes for recorrection always has his failing score confirmed.
Another reason to believe that something is wrong with this test is that they do not even give your score when you reach the so-called “passing score”. The advice I have is that if you want to be a respected teacher, you need to take and satisfy all the requiements of the license of your choice.After all this test is not difficult, It just takes a very good preparation and some fees.
Good Luck.

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