On 6/15/09, TCS wrote:
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> The meritts (or lack thereof) of the MTEL notwithstanding, you
> need to pass it to be able to procure a MA teachers licence. I
> don't make the rules. Do they give a waver for teachers with
> disabilities, who are unable to pass the test? I don't know.
> I suspect it's possible- I'm sure there are teachers who are
> visually impaired who can't see, so do they take the test?
> But it could be argued everybody has one kind of disability or
> another. I have ADD and mild dyslexia. Should i have gotten a
> waver? I sucked it up, studied hard and passed the test second
> time around. So can your friend, if they study hard.They should
> take an MTEL prep corse. Thats what I did....
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> Again, thank you for your feedback...sadly he has studied and
taken a prep course...however, it is unfortunate that his
disability is quite significant (among other things…phonetic
speller, thus unable to identify spelling errors within the testing
session) and it is specifically within the areas assessed in the
c&l...One would think that if they earned an M.Ed. in special
education, completed a thesis, that this state would alter the way
they assess educators...it would seem more functional to assess
teachers based on evaluations, observations, portfolios, etc...than
by a test designed to assess areas that will be of no significance
to that teacher or their students as based on general information
not related to the areas they are teaching. But I digress…any other
suggestions welcomed…he is studying, has a tutor, and taking the
next test, so perhaps this will be the one…
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