Your Praxis II Study Guide is Threatening Your Teaching Job
When it came to my teaching job, I had it all.
Great students. Wonderful benefits. A supportive community of parents and school administrators.
But little did I know that there was a storm brewing. A storm that was determined to take everything that I held dear about my job. Its trajectory path was aiming right for my teaching job...
...And only my Praxis Study Guide was standing between me and sudden unemployment.
If you’ve found your way to this article, then you’re probably going through the same experience right now. So it won’t be hard for you to imagine my shock and horror when I devoted weeks to my Praxis study guides, only to have my teacher friend let me in on some soul-crushing exam secrets:
"Praxis II study guides don’t cover the REAL Praxis exam."
What’s The Point of My Praxis Study Guide?
I remember staring at her like she had suddenly sprouted three heads. What did she mean, my test preparation didn’t reflect the content of the actual exam?
Then what the heck was the point of all my Praxis II Study?
I’ll admit, I was absolutely livid. And I’m sure you wouldn’t blame me if I said that I scoffed at what she told me.
But then I got around to thinking about it. This was someone who had already gone through the frustration...
...The heartache...
...And the sheer mental insanity of Praxis study – and she had come out of it with the all-important minimum pass mark.
So who was I to turn down her incredibly valuable information on just what’s considered real content knowledge?
When I came back to her to confess that I needed her help with test preparation, she told me that 93% of study guides don’t reflect the content that’s actually on the exam. Naturally, I asked her how to find the other 7%, which she was more than happy to reveal to me:
- Praxis study guides that are stamped with an “official” mark on them should be avoided at all costs. Unfortunately, ETS is out to make as much money as possible from the Praxis. So doesn’t it stand to reason that the more times you fail, the more money they’ll make? They’ll give you enough information to get close to the pass mark, but not enough to achieve that all-important minimum score.
- However, she did tell me to use official practice tests –but only after studying content from independent study guides. She told me that using a practice test against a study guide is a great way to determine if it’s living up to my expectations. If I’m continually stumped for answers, then chances are that I should give my Praxis II study guide the boot.
In addition to her advice, I got more Praxis Exam advice at www.teachingsolutions.org/praxisii.html, which provides a wealth Praxis study guide resources for teachers.
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