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http://bloggingblue.com/2015/01/why-does-scott-walker-want-to-dumb-down-wisconsins-teachers/Those interested in becoming a teacher in Wisconsin could soon be able to rely more on their own life experiences, rather than going through the process the state currently requires to obtain a teaching license.
Part of a Workforce Readiness Imitative Governor Scott Walker announced Thursday morning includes a proposal that Creates alternative pathways to allow a candidate with real life experience to pass a competency test to gain a teacher license. A spokesperson for the governor said it would be up to the Department of Public Instruction to determine what that competency test would look like.
The concept is raising some concerns among state education officials. DPI spokesman Tom McCarthy said in a statement, The critical need for Wisconsin educators at this very moment is an increase in respect and support for their profession. You need more than textbook knowledge to be the kind of teacher that connects with students and helps all kids learn. Like a skilled surgeon or a master electrician, high-quality teaching requires both skills and content knowledge.
McCarthy also pointed out that finding qualified teachers is about more than just making it easier to become licensed in the state. Increasing the number of licensed teachers only addresses one side of the equation when it comes to finding and retaining the best teachers. People with skills and training in areas of like CTE and STEM fetch competitive salaries in other employment sectors which our current teacher salaries cannot always match.
Primary qualifications for one of the new licenses will likely include "working on a Republican campaign" and "donating to Republican campaigns."
Algernon Moncrieff
(5,790 posts)...otherwise, why would they be teachers? Mostly, it's part of the ongoing war on the NEA.
Nay
(12,051 posts)and grit can go into any workplace and immediately reform it to perfection, to the dismay and jealousy of the people who have worked there 30 years.
AwakeAtLast
(14,130 posts)Because a CEO or Engineer wants to earn $40,000 a year.
Octafish
(55,745 posts)And the patients never get well at Charter Hospital.
Thank you, Scuba!
BlueJazz
(25,348 posts)GoneFishin
(5,217 posts)right, to think what they think, to do what they say, and not ask any questions.
Thor_MN
(11,843 posts)Kind of like a domestic H1b Visa program, except for failed business owners instead of low wage worker with puffed up resumes.
QED
(2,747 posts)and she says that qualifies her as an educator. She's gonna pray about her job, too.
DamnYankeeInHouston
(1,365 posts)Cryptoad
(8,254 posts)this would work great with the poor.
DisgustipatedinCA
(12,530 posts)And I was an English major in college, so I feel like I'm pretty much ready. I just need to find out exactly where the spleen is, and knowing its color would probably be helpful too. I'd like to give it a shot.
petronius
(26,602 posts)body if not a map, with all the parts in certain places? So I'll be a doctor too (for a while, maybe just summer vacation), with a specialty in finding stuff. I'll guide you to the spleen, and you can fix it or cut it out or whatever. Not sure why people act like this stuff is so difficult...
DisgustipatedinCA
(12,530 posts)If you can point it out, we're in business. Is there anything else near the spleen that's removable? I'm thinking in terms of surgical diversification (and also liability).
Jakes Progress
(11,122 posts)Don't give them any ideas.
Charter Hospitals. Charter Police. How about a charter army?
Fred Sanders
(23,946 posts)to deploy effectively.
And they have a Charter Religion as well.
mountain grammy
(26,622 posts)He may even run for president. It's plain to see he has no regard for education. This is really depressing.