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sammytko Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-16-08 12:05 PM
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9. Troops to Teachers - first have to have a degree and then
have to spend about a year in training with a teacher and also take some Ed. courses.

As a veteran, I could have followed this program but, I've chosen to go the regular teacher cert route.
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  -McCain: From Soldiers on the field to teachers in the classroom- without certification? ehrnst  Oct-16-08 11:56 AM   #0 
  - If he's putting soldiers in the classroom, they'd better be able to keep their firearms  TrogL   Oct-16-08 11:57 AM   #1 
  - Transcript  Eric J in MN   Oct-16-08 11:58 AM   #2 
  - Dear God, I didn't imagine it.  ehrnst   Oct-16-08 12:01 PM   #5 
  - Yeah but I'll bet these  Mz Pip   Oct-16-08 12:22 PM   #18 
  - I almost fell out of my chair when he said that.  SoonerPride   Oct-16-08 12:00 PM   #3 
  - me too! Why isn't the media talking more about that crazy ass erratic idea?  Truth Hurts A Lot   Oct-16-08 12:02 PM   # 
  - Yeah, there's nothing our schools need more of than people with PTSD just stepping out of a war zone  tblue   Oct-16-08 12:00 PM   #4 
  - From the man who chose Palin. Why not help the soldiers get certification?  Democrats_win   Oct-16-08 12:02 PM   #6 
  - Too late. It's been done for quite a while  Sabriel   Oct-16-08 12:03 PM   #7 
  - "Alright boys and girls, this is an assault rifle..." (nt)  goodboy   Oct-16-08 12:04 PM   #8 
  - Troops to Teachers - first have to have a degree and then  sammytko   Oct-16-08 12:05 PM   #9 
  - So McGrumpy was wrong when he said that.  yellowcanine   Oct-16-08 12:07 PM   #11 
  - Do they "not have to take these examinations"?  Eric J in MN   Oct-16-08 12:07 PM   #13 
  - school districts do not want to hire teachers without certification  sammytko   Oct-16-08 12:34 PM   #22 
  - So he either doesn't know what he's talking about, or he plans to change the program.  ehrnst   Oct-16-08 12:16 PM   #15 
  - Doesn't square with his meme of having only qualified and competent teachers.  yellowcanine   Oct-16-08 12:05 PM   #10 
  - You type fast than I do!  Catshrink   Oct-16-08 12:08 PM   #14 
  - I don't think he's qualifed to speak to children period.  SoonerPride   Oct-16-08 12:24 PM   #20 
  - Didn't he also talk about the need to improve education?  Catshrink   Oct-16-08 12:07 PM   #12 
  - You new math teacher with a bad case of PTSD from 4 tours of duty  zulchzulu   Oct-16-08 12:18 PM   #16 
  - I caught that too  catgirl   Oct-16-08 12:21 PM   #17 
  - First thing I thought of:  Bornaginhooligan   Oct-16-08 12:23 PM   #19 
  - That was, without a doubt, the dumbest Idea I have ever heard. What makes you eligible to be a  IsItJustMe   Oct-16-08 12:28 PM   #21 
     - I believe he is only considering the officer corps  sammytko   Oct-16-08 12:42 PM   #23 
 

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