Comments on: Bill would expand who could grant a teaching credential http://toped.svefoundation.org/2009/12/02/bill-would-expand-who-could-grant-a-teaching-credential/ Analysis, opinion and ruminations on California education policy Thu, 16 Feb 2012 17:45:40 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Natasha Wunderlich http://toped.svefoundation.org/2009/12/02/bill-would-expand-who-could-grant-a-teaching-credential/comment-page-1/#comment-3110 Natasha Wunderlich Thu, 03 Dec 2009 16:29:21 +0000 http://educatedguess.org/blog/?p=659#comment-3110 It would be great if teacher credentialing would be simplified. But the unions won't allow it. Not only do you have to spend a year taking classes, but you have to spend a year doing student teaching - none of which is paid, all of which you have to pay to do. Then you still have to take multiple exams that are ridiculous in content. If teacher credentialing were easier - say you could teach in the area where you have your college degree without an additional exam and could do internships where you are paid less, but still paid (instead of a year of classes and a year of student teaching) more people would become teachers and you might get better teachers because they are not turned off by the credentialing process. It would be great if teacher credentialing would be simplified. But the unions won’t allow it. Not only do you have to spend a year taking classes, but you have to spend a year doing student teaching – none of which is paid, all of which you have to pay to do. Then you still have to take multiple exams that are ridiculous in content. If teacher credentialing were easier – say you could teach in the area where you have your college degree without an additional exam and could do internships where you are paid less, but still paid (instead of a year of classes and a year of student teaching) more people would become teachers and you might get better teachers because they are not turned off by the credentialing process.

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]]> By: johnf http://toped.svefoundation.org/2009/12/02/bill-would-expand-who-could-grant-a-teaching-credential/comment-page-1/#comment-3046 johnf Thu, 03 Dec 2009 08:18:26 +0000 http://educatedguess.org/blog/?p=659#comment-3046 Mike: I would think any change to the ed code dealing with teacher terminations would be DOA. I wonder why the eminence exception needs to be expanded. Outside experts in the sciences and other fields already can be hired to teach part-time without a credential, as long as they are under the supervision of a credentialed teacher. I didn't realize this until this week. I wonder why more districts aren't taking advantage of this option already. Expanding credentialing agencies has come up before -- and met resistance. But the Legislative Analyst's Office has also suggested this as a reform that would improve the state's chances of getting a Race to the Top grant. It deserves serious consideration. Mike: I would think any change to the ed code dealing with teacher terminations would be DOA.
I wonder why the eminence exception needs to be expanded. Outside experts in the sciences and other fields already can be hired to teach part-time without a credential, as long as they are under the supervision of a credentialed teacher. I didn’t realize this until this week. I wonder why more districts aren’t taking advantage of this option already.
Expanding credentialing agencies has come up before — and met resistance. But the Legislative Analyst’s Office has also suggested this as a reform that would improve the state’s chances of getting a Race to the Top grant. It deserves serious consideration.

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]]> By: Mike Dunne http://toped.svefoundation.org/2009/12/02/bill-would-expand-who-could-grant-a-teaching-credential/comment-page-1/#comment-3023 Mike Dunne Wed, 02 Dec 2009 18:46:55 +0000 http://educatedguess.org/blog/?p=659#comment-3023 Are these bills regarded as having any chance of being passed by the Legislature? It seems to me they are likely to draw a lot of opposition. Are these bills regarded as having any chance of being passed by the Legislature? It seems to me they are likely to draw a lot of opposition.

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