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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> Just a bit of advice ... if you are going to tell someone to suck
it up and pass the test like you did, you should make sure that
your spelling is correct ... "licence" is spelled license
and "waver" is actually spelled "waiver."
