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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I know someone who has been accepted into the FCPS "Teacher Resident" Program. He went to a school hiring event and was hired on the spot. Has a Bachelor's Degree (from a good school) and 15+ years work experience in nonprofit roles. No management experience. No real "teaching" experience, but tutored and ran small groups for kids and teens with disabilities. FCPS told him that he needed to pass the Praxis (non-Core teaching subject) to start in the classroom. He flunked the Praxis. Studied and took Praxis again and passed. I asked him if he would need to take the 180 hours of coursework during his first year (while concurrently teaching full-time) to gain licensure. (I had seen the 180 hour requirement for the 'Career Switcher' Program). He said, "As far as I know, since I passed the Praxis, I am a Certified teacher." He is in teacher orientation this week and will be teaching middle school on the 22nd. Quotes from him: "I'll be working from 7am - 2:30pm so I'll have a lot of free time." "This will be a cushy job." "I get 90 minutes of planning time every day, that's more than enough." [/quote]

It would be great if you could check back in with an update in a month or two.[/quote]

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