Submitted by jekomo t3_11oljty in Pennsylvania
blinkdmb t1_jbv281c wrote
Reply to comment by SeptasLate in How can we attract more people into the teaching profession? by jekomo
Yes. Exactly my point. It is a standardized test and teachers must pass 2 of them outside their classes and majors.
SeptasLate t1_jbv2w6x wrote
My bad I misread what you wrote.
My issue is knowing how many secondary ed students failed their praxis, and knowing how easy it is, I think they definitely need to keep it but it should be free for students to take. There needs to he some bare minimum requirement.
blinkdmb t1_jbvozgz wrote
It is easy for you. My SIL is a brilliant teacher but she had some trouble taking it. Took her 5x before she finally passed. Some people are awful at tests or have test anxiety.
SeptasLate t1_jbvqxl1 wrote
I've heard of issues with the elementary ed praxis, in that it's more advanced than what teachers need to know. But for the content specific courses there really needs to be some form of baseline to ensure no matter what university a teacher went to, they have a basic understanding of the subject they're teaching. Maybe there can be some accounting for test anxiety beyond accounting for GPA
blinkdmb t1_jbvr7qv wrote
That makes sense for the secondary ones. I agree. It was the el ed one she couldn't pass.
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