hate to tell ya this but she couldn’t tell someone where Minnesota is. Math – spelling —- LMFAO. no chance

Wow what a giant leap for the public school system. Teachers will finally have to pass a basic skills test in order to teach.

Would that we had a similar test for the House and Senate.

wow!! Better check with Education Minnesota Gov!!

Insulting to teachers. Why would anyone want to become one?

Afterall, this is for the children right? That is what we all here everytime they want a referendum, it is so they can pay for the best and brightest teachers to provide for ouir childrens future. It is about time that we hold someone accountable for having some skill in teaching our children. Now if we can just get the legislature to quit making mandates, since not one of them holds a superintendents license…

The basic three R’s in secondary education are obviously rootball, racketball, and rolleyball. If you coach you don’t have to teach.

My guess is, is that the gov isn’t to keen on tests, especially when it comes to teachers… I know that there are a lot of good teachers out there doing a good job in a tough environment, but what I’m wait to see is for the governor to put his foot down and tell idiot parents that their stupid lawsuits against good teachers will no longer be TOLERATED.,

$100 fine on the parents for every “F” their kid gets.

And their parent has to take off work to attend a class on parenting.

And no taking your kid out of class for Florida vacations, hockey tournaments, fishing opener, deer opener, American Idol auditions, Harry Potter and other movie openings, soccer tournaments, Take Your Child to Work day where you sell pull tabs at a local bar, state tournaments where your kid goes home and raids your liquor cabinet instead of going to the game, taking the kid out of school during finals week…………………………………………………..

And if you miss your kid’s parent/teacher conference, another $100 fine. If you ask for the teacher to provide extra credit when your kid has blown off the entire term, another $100 fine.

How is that parental responsibility sitting with you GOP and public school bashers???

Why all the posts?

I am sick and tired of you “drive by education experts” telling me how to do my job when I have no control of who enters my classroom and the parental influences, or lack thereof, that have shaped these kids.

I do the best I can with what I have. Give me some credit, instead of ignorant criticism.

Who is writing the test? If it’s like most of government they can’t accomplish anything without a committee. Then the committee is made up of people that have no idea how anything works and don’t go and ask for someone that has experience how they should continue.

Teachers already take tests before they can become licensed to teach. (The article even mentions that they do.)

Although it has been a while since I took it, the one I took was very basic and any teacher should be able to pass it before they can teach. I am not sure it the test has become more rigorous since then or not.

For those of you interested in actual facts about legislation that is being presented at the state level, the group behind it and who funnels money into that group, research the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC).

Reading, writing, and math?? There’s a whole lot more to teaching than that….I fear the online education system for ALL students is approaching. Go back to 1965 classroom rules. WE made it!!

Teachers already take a test like this. It is called the PST 1. It is required before you even apply yo a licensure program.

Teachers take several tests to get their licenses. There is a basic test to even enter the teaching program and yes, this test is very simple. But then you have to take a total of five test to get your license. Math, science, language arts and pedagogy. Teachers have to pay for them and if you fail you pay and take it again until you pass. These tests were more of a challenge and I am guessing the average person without the education degree might take a time or two to pass them especially the pedagogy. These tests are on top of the four years of undergrad I did at the UofM and the year of graduate school. I am confused on how teachers do not take tests to teach?

Now, if we just had a politician testing bill to vote on.We’d be on the right track.Instead of riding with the Devil at the wheel on the wrong one!

Teachers should be the highest paid people on the planet. 1 good teacher is far more valuable than 10 CEO’s. I agree with the testing but how many jobs will this create? I thought the GOP was all about jobs.