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I am a bit confused. Every time you turn around the PED is
changing licensure rules, certification requirements, test
requirements, worthless/time consuming portfolios, etc.

How is it that there are STILL people teaching in New
Mexico w/o so much as a college "education" class? Why do
some of us have to pay good money to pass those ridiculous
exams and others do not? I thought the day of the waiver
was over. Can somebody clarify this for me?

Do you have to take and pass those exams or not? I'm not
worried. I've passed mine. It just burns me that so many
people in my district have not only not taken the exams but
could not pass them if their life depended on it.
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Theoretically you can only teach on a waiver if a certified
teacher can not be found. What district are you in? Either
they're breaking the law, or enough certified teachers can
not be found. You are supposed to have a license and have
passed the proper tests.
Aug 8, 2005
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I don't feel comfortable naming the district, but I don't
believe a lack of certified teachers is the issue. Politics
would more accurately describe the situation.

Who would one report this to? Can it be done anonymously and is
anybody really going care or take steps to rectify the problem?

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Aug 8, 2005
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I don't know who you would report it to...but I do suspect it's
illegal. THe only exception I can think of is if a teacher has to
leave mid-year and they are replaced with a long-term sub that
might be okay, if it is near the end of the year, or if there is
an applicant shortage.
Aug 9, 2005


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