tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1107550755163115303.post7137495745208250904..comments2024-03-27T11:28:13.401-06:00Comments on Education Matters: Local teacher questions Alternative Certification, i.e. the busy work they pile on new teachersUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1107550755163115303.post-70240426037531521542013-07-10T11:06:26.592-06:002013-07-10T11:06:26.592-06:00I don't disagree but most of this is hoops and...I don't disagree but most of this is hoops and busy work. We could probably come up with a better system one that involved multiple observations that would be more effective. <br />ChrisGuerrierihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04200461704984560238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1107550755163115303.post-79484189285535488562013-07-10T10:44:48.874-06:002013-07-10T10:44:48.874-06:00Many professions require certification. If you di...Many professions require certification. If you did not study and prepare to become certificated through the traditional means, then the county or state has every right to want to get you certified through an alternative program. I'm not disputing your assessment of the certification tasks in alt cert, but are you suggesting that teachers need not be certified at all? I could learn how to be an effective lawyer or doctor through independent study, but those professions would not allow me to practice just because I had been doing okay so far without being certified.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com