http://www.eiaonline.com/intercepts/2009/10/01/many-different-angles-to-van-roekels-testimony/ A listening post monitoring public education and teachers' unions. Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:51:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.eiaonline.com/intercepts/2009/10/01/many-different-angles-to-van-roekels-testimony/comment-page-1/#comment-2894 Crimson Avenger Sat, 03 Oct 2009 02:26:52 +0000 http://www.eiaonline.com/intercepts/?p=2189#comment-2894 In terms of national certification - the issue of where certified teachers are placed is largely irrelvant; the real issue is that certification does nothing to make a teacher a better teacher. Value-added studies show that they come out basically as effective as they were going in, and there's nothing that shows certified teachers being notably better than those who arent' certified. NBPTS certification is basically a poor man's masters - it just shows that you're willing to jump through more hoops for more pay, with no noticeable difference in student outcomes. In terms of national certification – the issue of where certified teachers are placed is largely irrelvant; the real issue is that certification does nothing to make a teacher a better teacher. Value-added studies show that they come out basically as effective as they were going in, and there’s nothing that shows certified teachers being notably better than those who arent’ certified. NBPTS certification is basically a poor man’s masters – it just shows that you’re willing to jump through more hoops for more pay, with no noticeable difference in student outcomes.

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