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These are prospective teachers with teaching degrees, correct? It seems perfectly reasonable to test them on pedagogy. Arguably it could be done separately from
by pseudo0 5y ago
These are prospective teachers with teaching degrees, correct? It seems perfectly reasonable to test them on pedagogy. Arguably it could be done separately from the math test, but it is material they should know in order to be a teacher.
> The above isn't general pedagogy, it's Ontario-curriculum-specific. Applicants are not required to have Ontario diplomas, and there were no prep materials available. This has the end result that the test was effectively testing whether you happened to be educated in Ontario.
Responding to your edit... Wow. So someone can become an Ontario teacher with no knowledge of the Ontario curriculum? That seems like a bigger problem than testing prospective Ontario teachers on what they will be implementing in the classroom.
- 542458 5y agoI don’t see why not requiring Ontario-specific training is a problem or even that surprising. Most companies don’t expect prospective employees to have comprehensive knowledge of the architecture of products that company makes before starting. Some level of training is usually a given. The expectation is more that you know the general concepts - which is why a teaching certificate (from Ontario’s self-regulatory body) is required.