[N3WBI3]

But the crowning insult — I had to go back and take English 1A and 1B because in my engineering college, (UC Berkeley) I had tested out of having to take any English classes.

This is rather discouraging, I also tested out of English..

[Amelia]

This is rather discouraging, I also tested out of English..

I also tested out of English, but I didn't have to take it to get a teaching certificate. Requirements vary by state.

[KC_for_Freedom]

Sad to say, my teaching college changed requirements on me several times during the year I spent student teaching and getting my credential.

ED Physc classes are not worth much, there are several schools of thought on the right and wrong way to teach and learn, but the classes are mandatory.

At San Jose State, the teaching techniques class was great, both in math and science but the best program back then was the Math Asilomar conference on teaching approaches and if it is still there, it was a great source for ideas and quite relaxing too.

Interesting about English, I had to drop down to part time to take these classes because they were not offered at night but I was quitting when I found a teaching job anyway. I was also allowed to take English IA via correspondence since it was primarily essay writing. I am sure there are many good correspondence programs out there.