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Should all teachers be certified? Charter school leaders say no… | Eclectablog

Should all teachers be certified? Charter school leaders say no… | Eclectablog

Should all teachers be certified? Charter school leaders say no…

“I wouldn’t want to be the one that tells Gov. Jerry Brown that he can’t teach a government class because he would otherwise have to go back to college,” said Myrna Castrejón, president and CEO of the California Charter Schools Association.
I would.
Because Jerry Brown is in no way qualified, prepared, certified, or remotely capable of being a teacher.
Would Gov. Brown know how to write a lesson plan?
Would Gov. Brown know what to do with 30 second graders when that lesson plan goes down in flames?
Would Gov. Brown know how to make an assessment plan for his middle school choir?
Would Gov. Brown know how to run an IEP meeting?
Would Gov. Brown know what an IEP, or a 504 plan is, or how they are different?
Would Gov. Brown know how to run a parent-teacher conference?
Would Gov. Brown know how to get his 29 kindergarten students down to the cafegymnatorium for the band concert, seated quietly in their assigned spots on the floor, and back to class without losing one or more kids?
Would Gov. Brown know how to teach a science lesson with no lab equipment, textbooks, or CONTINUE READING: Should all teachers be certified? Charter school leaders say no… | Eclectablog