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Re: TESOL endorsement
Posted by Delilah on 7/30/08
I would have to disagree with you. I teach ELL students all day. The
majority of my students are predominately Hispanic (93%). Many, if not
the majority, of my students are first generation students to this
country. I am very qualified to be TESOL endorsed as I use the
sheltering strategies on a daily basis. I am sure this is true for those
teachers who take AND PASS the TESOL endorsement assessment. I am truly
sorry if you may feel cheated as you had to take classes to be endorsed,
but if you look at the test questions...you will see that only someone
knowledgeable about the content would be able to distinguish between
what is appropriate in each scenario in order to answer correctly.
Additionally, the school I work at has many great strides because of the
great teachers and administration. In fact, we won a monetary award this
year($62,000) because of this improvement. We are also going to be a
model school for many of the CCI tools that state requires. So, I feel,
it is just a case of sour grapes to put down the standards, which, in
turn, insults the teachers here in New Mexico. Yes, New Mexico is unique
due to the diversity of our state and the many challenges, but to blame
the standards is a way to avoid the real issues. I honestly would think
a veteran teacher would know that. I am dealing with students who are
poor, whose parents do not speak English, parents with two or more jobs,
a school in a high crime area and with these "Standards" we are making
GREAT successes. I am proud to be a teacher in New Mexico. This is where
my heart is and my students know this. Honestly, with that response, it
is probably a good thing you no longer work here in New Mexico.
Bottom line, I don't think you are any more qualified to be TESOL
endorsed than those teachers who simply take the TESOL assessment and
pass. Teachers, like myself, and most teachers in New Mexico who live
and practice strategies for our ELL students are VERY qualified and
should be recognized. A test is a great way to demonstrate our
qualifications. Some teachers may need classes and that is fine as well.
There should be options for teachers who are already qualified in a
particular content area.
On 7/29/08, rw wrote:
> Wow, this makes me worry the standards are totally going downhill! Oh
> well, I don't live in NM anymore anyway.
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>> On 7/27/08, Delilah wrote:
>>> Thanks rw. I actually found out that taking the test is an
>>> option for someone who doesn't have all the the credit hours. A
>>> fellow teacher of mine has just taken it and passed. She is
>>> now TESOL endorsed. An instructional coach that I know has also
>>> told me how a couple of teachers have done the same at her
>>> school. Lastly, I looked it up on the teachnm.org site. They
>>> have allowed teachers to attain this endorsement with classes,
>>> of course, and also by passing the Teacher Content test. It is
>>> a fairly new change in the requirements. With that being an
>>> option, I will be taking my test in November.
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>>> Thanks for the reply. :)
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>>> On 7/26/08, rw wrote:
>>>> I think you need certain coursework. I'm pretty sure it is
>>>> more complicated than just taking a test. When I did it about
>>>> 5 years ago I needed at least 15 credits including
>>>> linguistics, spanish and TESOL courses
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>> I think you can add any endorsement as the 2nd or 3rd etc
>> endorsement by test only or coursework.
Posts on this thread, including this one
- TESOL endorsement, 7/12/08, by Delilah.
- Re: TESOL endorsement, 7/26/08, by rw.
- Re: TESOL endorsement, 7/27/08, by Delilah.
- Re: TESOL endorsement, 7/27/08, by MOM.
- Re: TESOL endorsement, 7/29/08, by rw.
- Re: TESOL endorsement, 7/30/08, by Delilah.
- Re: TESOL endorsement, 10/31/08, by bouldergin1.
- Re: TESOL endorsement, 10/31/08, by bouldergin1.
- Re: TESOL endorsement, 11/04/08, by Delilah.
- Re: TESOL endorsement, 11/04/08, by Delilah.
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