Reply to Dr. X may not really have a doctorate?

Forum Index » Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS)

Reply to "Dr. X may not really have a doctorate?"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP has no actual evidence the teacher doesn’t have a degree that qualifies as Dr. [/quote]

Educational institutions are meticulous about documenting credentials.  It is a heierachical system.  You can't play hooky all 10th grade, flunk your classes in 11th grade, and then graduate after 12th.  Similarly, you need certain degrees and licenses to teach, get tenure, get promoted, and supervise.

Why can't a student just ask the teacher what doctorate she has?  If I demanded people call me "Olympian" every day, then it would be pretty reasonable for me to tell students my sport and team. [/quote]

Because if The teacher has a doctorate, then HR has the paperwork on file.  And if the teacher applies for a gig requiring the doctorate, HR will check her file and sign off on the degree. And NONE of this requires accessing the state licensure database. (Although if the teacher is propmoted to principal, she might need to update the licensure database.

It seems like you aren’t listening when teacher after teacher after teacher tells you they only need to send the bare minimum for licensure to the licensure database. And updating it serves no purpose, is a hassle and costs money.  And that for official FCPS purposes, the HR paperwork, which is not public record, is used. [/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics