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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I've seen this sentiment a lot in recent threads on this topic.  DH is an AAP teacher in Fairfax County.  When he first started the job, he wasn't a certified AAP teacher.  He had a certain amount of years (maybe it was 5, I forget) to complete the training and earn the special certification.  Right now at the center where he teaches, each year existing teachers are reassigned to fill needs for more AAP teachers (and the shrinking need for general education teachers) - many of them do not have the certification and are given the usual amount of time to get the certification.  What I'm telling you all is that this is not a new thing and should not be a major concern for parents of AAP students.  Hopefully this eases some concerns.[/quote]

No disrespect intended to your DH, but I bet he was a much better AAP teacher AFTER having the training than he was before. And he likely had other experienced AAP teachers on his team to help him as he learned new teaching skills in those first few years.

What many of us envision -- and dread -- are 20 brand new centers full of uncertified, unexperienced teachers hurridly tossed together at schools that have never had a center before. Yes, in 5 years they will all be thriving and wonderful, but my child will be long gone by the time these new centers and teachers are solid. I don't want my daughter to be a guinea pig. I want her to have a teacher who has already begun the training and certification process.[/quote]

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