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Post: Re: Praxis ii middle school math
Posted by LJ on 4/20/08
I, too, am studying to take the middle school math exam.
Take the test again, Sarah; it should go better the second
time. I disagree that someone has no business being a
math teacher if they can't pass the exam. I recently took
both an intermediate college algebra class and a middle
school math preparation course for teaching middle school
math (for certified teachers) and am finding the material
in the practice books for the Praxis math quite
challenging. There are several reasons that I think you
should take the negative comments with a grain of salt:
1) I was ALWAYS a good math student in school but have not
had a math course in many years, and, even after taking
the two courses mentioned above, there are still items in
the practice material that I did not know; 2) I am not a
good memorizer and have to really work at formulas and
such; just because I cannot do "mental math" easily does
not mean that I do not understand math; 3) this exam is
not as easy as many people in this discussion are stating
it is (fellow classmates who are currently teaching math
have said so); 4)my experiences over many years as both a
student and a teacher have shown me that many people who
are REALLY good at something do not make good teachers;
they don't understand the difficulties some people have
learning certain materials. So, if you are not the most
natural math whiz, it doesn't mean you won't be a good
teacher. Teaching ANY subject has more to do with being
flexible, caring, and motivated to learn the material, to
try something different when things aren't working for a
student, and to keep the students interested; and 5) some
people are not good test takers (I am one). As many
educators can tell you, passing a test does not determine
whether or not you will be a good teacher or even that you
are great at that subject; it only means that you can pass
that particular test. A person should have a good
foundation in a subject, but I agree with other people in
this forum that you can learn what you need to teach as
you go if you come across new material. ANYONE who
teaches comes across new material all the time (new
methods, new software, new subject matter, etc.). As a
current language arts teacher, I have NEVER taught the
exact same thing year after year. So, lighten up. Just
because someone didn't pass the Praxis middle school math
test the first time does NOT mean that they have no
business teaching math.
Posts on this thread, including this one
Re: Praxis ii middle school math, 4/20/08, by LJ.
Re: Praxis ii middle school math, 4/20/08, by Pragmatic.
Re: Praxis ii middle school math, 4/20/08, by Rich/CA/Math.
Re: Praxis ii middle school math, 4/21/08, by Lawrence_NJ.
Re: Praxis ii middle school math, 4/21/08, by Rich/CA/Math.
Re: Praxis ii middle school math, 4/21/08, by Juliana.
Re: Praxis ii middle school math, 4/21/08, by Lawrence_NJ .
Re: Praxis ii middle school math, 4/21/08, by Pragmatic.
Re: Praxis ii middle school math, 4/21/08, by Lawrence_NJ.
Re: Praxis ii middle school math, 4/21/08, by Pragmatic.
Re: Praxis ii middle school math, 4/21/08, by Rich/CA/Math.
Re: Praxis ii middle school math, 4/22/08, by Lawrence_NJ.
Re: Praxis ii middle school math, 4/22/08, by Rich/CA/Math.
Re: Reply to Pragmatic, 4/24/08, by Howard Rosenbaum.
Re: Reply to Pragmatic, 4/24/08, by Rich/CA/Math.
Re: Reply to Pragmatic, 4/25/08, by Pragmatic.
Re: Reply to Pragmatic, 4/25/08, by Rich/CA/Math.
Re: Praxis ii middle school math - Three Personal Examples, 4/27/08, by sd.
Re: Praxis ii middle school math - Three Personal Examples, 4/27/08, by Rich/CA/Math.
Re: Praxis ii middle school math - Three Personal Examples, 4/27/08, by DSF/NJ.
Re: Praxis ii middle school math - Three Personal Examples, 4/28/08, by Pragmatic.
Re: Praxis ii middle school math, 5/06/08, by Jackie.
Re: Curious to know..., 5/06/08, by Angie C..
Re: Praxis ii middle school math, 5/07/08, by Sue.
Re: Praxis ii middle school math, 5/16/08, by Tom418.
Re: Curious to know..., 5/16/08, by Tom418.
Re: Praxis ii middle school math, 5/16/08, by smarkham01.
Re: Praxis ii middle school math, 5/16/08, by Rich/CA/Math.
Re: Praxis ii middle school math, 5/17/08, by Tom418.
Re: Praxis ii middle school math, 5/23/08, by smarkham01.
Re: Praxis ii middle school math, 5/24/08, by Pragmatic.
Re: Praxis ii middle school math, 5/24/08, by Rich/CA/Math.
Re: Praxis ii middle school math, 5/24/08, by smarkham01.
Re: Praxis ii middle school math, 5/24/08, by Rich/CA/Math.
Re: Praxis ii middle school math, 5/25/08, by smarkham01.
Re: Praxis ii middle school math, 5/26/08, by concerned.
Re: Praxis ii middle school math, 5/27/08, by Walt.
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