OK, now the AFT is proposing yet another exam:
http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2012/06/a-bar-exam-for-teachers/259182/#.T_CRvHw5WxM.facebook
How would this be different
from the PRAXIS or related state exams? Colorado has exams called the
PLACE exams. There is the Federally Highly Qualified standard. And,
there is also already a National Board Certificate. All of that in addition
to the regular certification process. None of those exams, standards,
or programs has led to fantastic increases in the amount of respect
teachers get. Do they think that magically, because it is called a "bar
exam" that respect for teachers will increase?
I would suggest that there are other things to do to raise the respect teachers get: give them time to do an excellent job; keep the number of students that they deal with small enough to manage - small enough so that they can do a decent job of planning, teaching, and assessment; pay them enough, so that, when the stress is high, they aren't tempted to just chuck the whole thing and get a better job.
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