tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post8705465291767071996..comments2024-03-29T04:34:05.185-04:00Comments on CURMUDGUCATION: PA Axes Reading Specialist ProgramsPeter Greenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16511193640285760299noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-69401901999960828052014-11-29T20:02:43.396-05:002014-11-29T20:02:43.396-05:00Oh goodie -- I can stop practicing law, take a tes...Oh goodie -- I can stop practicing law, take a test (I'm good at standardized tests), and move to PA to be near my best friend and become a reading specialist. I mean, I'm qualified, right? After all, I did use Bob Books to teach my kids to read.. What else could possibly be necessary? <br /><br />And in the meantime, we're going to rate teacher prep programs on how well their students perform. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18088743701308742371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-69939095893764837432014-11-28T19:16:19.807-05:002014-11-28T19:16:19.807-05:00I was a reading specialist for the last dozen (or ...I was a reading specialist for the last dozen (or so) years of my 35 year career. I had to take an extra 20 credit hours of classes...and I added a year's worth of training followed by continuing study as a Reading Recovery teacher. I'm retired and still working as a "volunteer reading specialist" and trying to keep up by reading professional journals. <br /><br />I know that I struggle with helping some students...<br /><br />Aside from saving money by not hiring reading specialists (I retired when my job was cut), there's also the "reformy" claim that more education doesn't matter. I think it's because so many of them have no academic credentials in education. Why would Arne Duncan, for example, admit that it's necessary to have education training to work in the education field. That would be an admission that he was woefully unqualified for the job he has...Stuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15854925612517206979noreply@blogger.com