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aspiringesl
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 Posted: Sun Aug 22, 2010 11:48 pm Post subject: Master's in TESOL not equivalent to PGDE??? |
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| When chatting with a net recruiter, they claimed that if I received a Master of Arts in TESOL from Columbia that it would not be equivalent to a PGDE and I would not be able to go above a certain salary scale. This is very strange to me because the MA in TESOL does qualify you to become a teacher in the US, and PGDE are not offered in America. Does anyone have comments about this, is it merely a cultural difference that confused the net recruiter into saying that my salary would not be equal to that of a qualified teacher? |
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Serious_Fun
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| Posted: Mon Aug 23, 2010 2:27 am Post subject: Re: Master's in TESOL not equivalent to PGDE??? |
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| aspiringesl wrote: |
| When chatting with a net recruiter, they claimed that if I received a Master of Arts in TESOL from Columbia that it would not be equivalent to a PGDE and I would not be able to go above a certain salary scale. This is very strange to me because the MA in TESOL does qualify you to become a teacher in the US, and PGDE are not offered in America. Does anyone have comments about this, is it merely a cultural difference that confused the net recruiter into saying that my salary would not be equal to that of a qualified teacher? |
The Post Graduate Dip. in Education is what Americans call a "teaching credential". If you have a credential, (if you are a qualified teacher), then you can move higher up the EdB's salary scale.
A master's degree is not a teaching qualification. In the EdB's NET Scheme a grad degree does not do anything to move you up the salary scale.
A teaching qualification is what matters.
 Make sure that you can document every year of experience post-qualification or else it will not count. |
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aspiringesl
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Perilla
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Maybe not. It says "leading toward Initial New York State Teacher Certification". Unless you have full QTS (qualified teacher status) you won't get the full ticket on the NET prog. |
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