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longship

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12. The CA math cert exams (3) are tough.

Reply to alp227 (Original post)

Sat Feb 2, 2013, 03:33 PM

Feb 2013

If you are going to teach math in high school in CA, you have to pass these.

I did pass them, but I had to do a lot of reviewing. The "essay" questions at the end are very challenging. I knew existing math teachers who could not pass them and lost their jobs.

So don't say these are easy. In many cases, they are very challenging.

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In a Memphis Cheating Ring, the Teachers Are the Accused [View all] alp227 Feb 2013 OP

It must suck to be them. Buzz Clik Feb 2013 #1

They should be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. knitter4democracy Feb 2013 #2

No, the tests aren't that hard. iemitsu Feb 2013 #3

The MTTC Spanish test was tough but fair for the most part. knitter4democracy Feb 2013 #8

The more one knows the more obvious it becomes, to that person, iemitsu Feb 2013 #11

Cheaters 'r us reteachinwi Feb 2013 #4

That story is at least weeks old duffyduff Feb 2013 #5

Well, the ringleader pled guilty yesterday. alp227 Feb 2013 #6

That's the only reason the NYT would bother with it duffyduff Feb 2013 #9

Not enough curriculum about testing in education courses. Not enough education courses mbperrin Feb 2013 #7

I just don't understand it. You can take these tests more than once if you fail. duffyduff Feb 2013 #10

I agree. It's a learned helplessness. I have it come up in my mbperrin Feb 2013 #17

The CA math cert exams (3) are tough. longship Feb 2013 #12

Many of them are duffyduff Feb 2013 #13

They're not as hard as many other professional tests. knitter4democracy Feb 2013 #14

Your point is well put. longship Feb 2013 #15

And I assure you that the MTTC Spanish is tough as well. knitter4democracy Feb 2013 #16

Not easy, but a definite kind of a structure, definite kinds of strategies mbperrin Feb 2013 #18