Rachel has been trying to convince me that now that we're finished with grad school, we should move immediately on to National Board Certification. The great thing about this certification is that in my school district, it gets you an extra 4k, no questions asked, every year for ten years.
That’s a lot of dough.
I've been telling Rach that we should go for the certification next year. I would have more time then, I said. And also, I just finished My Stupid Master’s Degree™ and all.
But, today, good pal Tim was recognized for completing his National Boards, and in addition to the cash, he also got a nice golden apple.
It even has his name engraved on it.
I think the apple incentive might just put me over the edge.
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I say go for the certification. Although I've heard over and over that it's a TON of work, but the best professional development you can do as a teacher. As a Lang. Arts teacher, the amount of writing might not be so overwhelming to you. But if you want a bit of a break, I'd say wait a year.
I say, ARE YOU CRAZY? Do you have a death wish for yourself or something? Jeez, TAKE A BREAK for pete's sake.
I'm willing to go for National Board this year or next. I just want to go through the process as a cohort so that we can cheat (I mean complete as a cooperative ed base group). I'm in it for the $40,000 (not the gold apple).
I would also like to cheat. I mean copy. I mean work together.
Also, Tim's golden apple (which reminds me of Willy Wonka) is sitting proudly on his desk, and I must admit, it's a damn nice apple.
i'm annoyed with the apple/teacher motif. I think the person who invented that should be shot. At dawn. because of that person, i need to constantly put apple products in the goodwill bag. and that's a hassle.
(It's me Laurel, have no idea why I have such a prob signing in to blogs.) I have seriously thought about getting certified, but jeez louise, the things ya gotta do. Plus the inital outlay of $5000, even tho we are reimbursed for it, is a lot of $$$. I need to look into what our "incentive" is. For $40,000 I'd seriously look into it. That would almost make teaching a lucrative career.
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