ijustwannabegandalf t1_j68gza2 wrote on January 28, 2023 at 2:21 PM

Reply to comment by irun2eatwaffles in A Philly teacher said she’d trade gift cards for increased grades, one family says. Now she’s under investigation. by danielrubin

I just earned NBCT, so that will help. I have been waiting on the credit farms kind of stuff because I'm weighing going back for an actual SPED cert, since I value teaching in neighborhood high schools and we just keep inching closer and closer to majority-IEP kiddos there as they get pushed out of special admits.

irun2eatwaffles t1_j68i02t wrote on January 28, 2023 at 2:29 PM

I can understand that- but the increase is worth it. Not to mention that Senior Career is not always guaranteed when contract negotiations come up. It’s a lane they are always trying to get rid of (and it makes more than a doctorate). If you are looking at a sped cert- do the PDI stuff in the meantime or concurrently and get ahead on some of the credits. I was in the same kind of boat, but I did the math and wish I had kept up on it more and done it earlier. The teacher friendly stuff is so stupidly easy- at least get your +30 with it!