The article I read was “Passing Rate Declines by 20% as State Uses New Certification Exams for
Teachers” This article was about New York noticing a significant decrease in potential teachers not
passing the certification exams. In the picture was a young lady by the name of Jaleesa Pimentel.
Jaleesa Pimentel had to retake one of the four new exams in order to teach in New York. Potential
teachers without their certification are not allowed to teach in public schools. The old system the
teachers would have to pass three exams, but now they must pass four. The new and latest that has
been added to the fleet of other three exams is the Teacher Performance Assessment. The Teacher
Performance Assessment requires the teacher to submit a video of the potential teacher teaching.
Passing rate is 81% The other exams students struggle the most with is reading and argumentative
writing
In my opinion, four exams is pretty excessive. It would be better if New York could get the tests into
two. Prairie View A & M University has two exams Content (do you know the material) and PPR
(how well can you teach the material). Plain and Simple. I just do not get why would New York
want to drag their potential students through such a grueling process of getting a degree. I would
be drained after the third test. Then, you have you amp yourself up for the fourth test. Ridiculous.
My advice to anyone in New York wanting to be a teacher find a local state, like Texas, transfer your
credits, get your degree, and go back home to New York and teach. I believe the state has to honor
your degree even-though it was acquired out of state.
A video of actual teaching? Wow. Texas does have one of the lower testing bars (a lot of states require 3-4 exams), but to teach in New York, someone would still have to pass the certification requirements in that state, regardless of where the degree was earned. They would honor the degree, but because we DO have a lower bar, most other states don't honor a Texas teaching certification.
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