Teacher Testing, Is It Valid? Essay, Research Paper

Should teachers be faced with the hassle of being tested on their general knowledge or what they obtained from their college degree? This question introduces the current controversy that has aroused concerns, questions and doubts from Massachusetts s inhabitants and taxpayers lately. Concerns due to the deplorable test scores that Massachusetts s teachers recently scored and concerns due to the horrific realization that these were the same people that are teaching our children. Governor Celluci has proposed and offered the privilege to Massachusetts s teachers that if they do the unspeakable and fail the test, they can try again. The current catch is, only one extra chance can be sought. Two strikes and your out. Of course, we ll have to humor the system here. Think of this: were you ever offered the chance to redo something worth substance in your academic life that will help your future and career? Redo a college essay to ensure your acceptance to Duke, Yale, Harvard or even Umass? Or in the least, were you ever allowed to redo that math exam that you failed that killed your final grade? Of course not. You should have been prepared. You should have been paying attention in class. You should have been paying attention in life, right? Isn t this what we would hear? Perhaps something along these lines. To me, the definition of a teacher is a well-rounded, diverse instructor who has completed four years of college in order to provide me with a decent education. And to think, some of these so-called teachers don t know the distinction between a pronoun and a noun or don t know the dates of the Civil War baffles me. If the people who guide, teach and prepare us for the big, bad world out there seem to get along without having to know significant information as this, why should I have to learn it?

All I can say to all of those mommies and daddies out there who reached in their pockets, and in some cases dug around a bit, to fund such college expenses for their child only to watch their child falter on a test on their general knowledge and what they got out of college is just what every parent hates to hear for an excuse. Perhaps your child wasn t paying attention in class. In conclusion, in order to prevent our school systems from turning into one giant farce, we need to clean up our acts, colleges need to buckle down and perhaps eliminate those who can t handle the idea of having and being able to share general knowledge with their future pupils. As for colleges, test these graduates. Don t make it so easy because generally in life, I ve heard you aren t offered a second chance or especially a free ride like too many have already received.