$600/week for a middle school/high school science teacher in Tampa

[Lindagerr]

Public schools are the worst at teaching to the test. Also teachers are evaluated on how students do on the test, students are pressured to well on the test and this causes undo stress on some young students. There are much better ways to judge a teachers value. As for going through what is required to become a teacher fully certified, read my post above. I have taught several months as a long term sub when a teacher broke her hip, at first they hired an engineer to teach the math and science classes in the morning and me to teach them in the afternoon. After a while they asked him to leave and asked me to do the whole day. I taught 6th and 8th grade Math, science and computer. 6 classes a day 5 days a week for over 3 months, but I received no credit toward my certification in NJ because I was a substitute and it counts for nothing here in NY. Not all teachers need to go to a teachers college we need good science and math teachers and someone who has actually worked with these subject in real life may have a lot to give if only we had a chance to prove it. I almost moved to Vermont for a couple of years because they are one of the only states that offer peer review for temperary certification, this is an excellent way to give alternative teachers a chance.