Holy Guacamolie

[mamacallie]

Last night I found out from my admissions representative for LeTourneau University that they set me up for the English 8-12 certification! I'm going to be a hich school english teacher! wow.. am I the next Mr. Casemore? or Mrs. Malone? or.. I can't remember who else I had at the moment. I'm excited. I have an interview with LeTourneau on Monday so

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[mamacallie]

thanks for the vocab tip. :) But I plan on my blogs and journals to be a relaxed thought output as much as I can allow myself. I do go back and edit a lot though.

so the way the certification works is this..

People with a bachelors in anything submit their transcripts to be assessed by the certification program. They see how many math, english, science, social studies and whatever else classes you have had. According to those and your degree (mine is news/editorial journalism) they decide what you are most qualified to teach. And I am actually a little relieved about it being high school because teaching grammar and instilling the proper facts in really young minds is kind of overwhelming to me and a scary "burden."
In high school, I will help to expand what they already know as well as teach them new stuff.. i guess. I'll find out soon enough :)

So the certification program catches you up on what you never learned about education. I'll start classes in September and won't stop until next August. I can begin teaching in January, but I'll still be learning. And you have three choices for teaching: a two semester internship(you are paid by the school district that employs you), 12 weeks of unpaid student teaching, or 40 classroom observation hours.

I guess the whole thing isn't as rigorous as getting your bachelor's in education, but it pretty much gets the job done. And there is a shortage of teachers here, which I don't understand because it pays so much.

Also, you have like a mentor when you are doing the teaching internship. So you aren't just let loose without direction or accountability.

I just hope my school isn't too ghetto at first. I'll be nervous enough ya know.

[mamacallie]

I don't mean ghetto as in I don't like black or hispanic or asian or white people. I mean I hope it isn't scary and intimidating. I hope the kids want to be there and don't carry weapons :)