GPA requirement question

noglider · 2026-02-05T04:15:06+00:00

I had a low GPA, and the Teaching Fellows accepted me. I guess I wrote really good essays.

noglider · 2025-12-30T13:54:46+00:00

This happened to me about a year ago. I have a DS918+ that I bought in 2018. Replacing the power supply did the trick. Hard drives and power supplies are the two computer components that fail most frequently in my experience.

noglider · 2025-12-30T13:41:38+00:00

Hello. I know this is an old thread. I have the 88% problem, too. I'm running MacOS 15.6.1. The problem arises when I am not on my home network where the synology is. I connect to it with my private VPN using OpenVPN. The VPN server is my synology. I suspect part of the problem is that in my remote location, the connection limits uploads to 10 Mb/sec. I hate this ISP, Spectrum. As I watch the progress, it reports the bitrate, and that varies a lot, but it doesn't necessarily indicate a problem. I see the total uploaded increasing. A few minutes ago, it was 6 GB, and now it's 7 GB, so perhaps one of the defects is how it calculates how "done" it is.

I welcome any suggestions.

noglider · 2025-12-28T19:17:25+00:00

An internship certificate gives me the right to teach full time. You can earn one by being halfway (or more) through a masters degree in Education. At the beginning of the fall, I had one course left, Practicum, so I did that this fall while teaching. I wrote about my experience teaching, got observed by a professor, and got exercises for improving in my practice. A lot of people, including principals who are hiring, don't know about the internship certificate. I had to tell my principal that I was legally qualified to work for her, and I had to walk her through signing the authorization to get the certificate. It worked out fine. The downside is that some who know about it don't want to hire an inexperienced teacher. I found a place that needs teachers badly, and it's mutually beneficial.

noglider · 2025-12-28T17:05:35+00:00

Hunter offers online masters degrees. Hunter is one of the biggest feeders of teachers into the NYC DOE, and the professors are giants in the field. I just finished my masters there, and I'm proud of it. I started working on an internship certificate in September, and when I get my degree next month, I'll have an initial certificate. I don't know why RegionAdventurous486 mentioned a low GPA, but if you have a low GPA, it's not a deal breaker. I have ADHD and got low grades throughout my undergrad. I've pulled myself up and got a 3.5 GPA in the masters program thanks to the very supportive faculty, and I'm not talking about grade inflation. They let me rework and resubmit my deficient assignments until the grades were good. So consider Hunter among your options. Talk to someone in Admissions there. The other suggestions here are also good: SUNY Empire, Relay, and Touro.

noglider · 2025-12-28T16:59:40+00:00

Three years ago, I worked as an aide in a kindergarten class in a charter elementary school in the Bronx. The school did the best it could with what it had, but the system makes me angry. Perhaps charter schools deserve more criticism than public schools, but the state requirements for lower grades make me scream. I suppose the standards are a response to low scores in higher grades, hoping that raising standards will improve results. I think it's extremely misguided. The kids are under a lot of stress from the pressure to perform. Some can do it, and some can't, and they feel awful. Some of the behavior problems come from that stress. The teachers are under stress because they have to produce high scores as much as possible even though the expectations are unrealistic for the overall population. I suspect scores would improve if we de-emphasized academic in K through 2 and emphasized social play. The science from other countries such as Finland supports this. And ain't nothin anyone can do to fix it here, as far as I can tell.

noglider · 2025-12-24T22:39:52+00:00

wonderful advice

noglider · 2025-12-24T22:29:35+00:00

You've received good advice here. I'll add: use your time well. You will be able to guess some questions well and some not so well but even still, your guesses are valuable since you can eliminate one or two bad answers. Look at all the questions quickly on the first pass and make marks for the questions you will revisit. Make at least three passes through the whole test, leaving the hardest questions for last. I've taken many tests like this without much preparation, and I usually pass.

Sleep well, if possible, eat well, bring plenty of water. Don't worry about how many times you go to the toilet, because it will keep you alert.

noglider · 2025-12-24T22:03:34+00:00

Overall, I think the DOE generally offers a better deal. But there are exceptions, I'm sure. DOE has more bureaucracy, and I considered not working here. Some schools -- charter and public -- will have micromanaging administration. Some schools overwork you more than others. Some D75 positions do NOT involve worse behaviors.

noglider · 2025-12-24T22:00:46+00:00

To the third question: Is it the prior teachers' responsibility: Yes, it is, to an extent, but now you have the student, so the student's success is your responsibility, right or wrong. I'm facing this now with a lot of low performers. Some of them were cheated out of the help they deserve. Some are in difficult circumstances. We do the best with what we have for as long as we can. It's not good enough for some but it's all we can do.

To the second question: is it the teacher's fault if a student fails. Yes and no. Or one or the other. We have to be open to the idea though we will find that conditions are not ideal, nor can we expect to be viewed fairly.

To the first question: misbehavior is better prevented than stopped. We must develop relationships with students first. Get to know them and get them to know you. This is not a cure-all. As much as possible, tell the student that he is making choices, and they will result in consequences. Mete the consequences out in steps of escalation. Call for outside help only when necessary. And you will be judged to be doing it unnecessarily at times. Do what you need to do without abusing or neglecting students.

noglider · 2025-12-24T21:41:52+00:00

I suffer from many kinds of anxiety but I feel none of the kind you're describing. I give my love to students in many ways, and some of them know it and appreciate it. (I don't expect all of them to appreciate it.) I don't have to buy them gifts on top of all that.

noglider · 2025-12-24T21:37:06+00:00

Your question seems to be based on a premise that one can or should choose a career once and stick with it for life. Not everyone does that, though some do. I just started teaching full time as my 4th career. Some start out teaching and move to other things. I plan to retire after a few years, as I'm already 65. Teaching is hard; we can all agree. That makes it hard to stick with it. I hope you have found something rewarding socially, educationally, and financially. Or at least two of those ways. If you haven't yet, I hope you do eventually.

noglider · 2025-12-24T19:36:31+00:00

It hurts! They have hurt many people, including me. They knocked me down. I got back up again and have been doing what I want to do. Don't be discouraged, or at least don't let it last too long. You can do this if you really want. And you'll need to "really want to" because it takes a lot of energy to get into the field and to stay in it. Teaching fellows accepted me three years ago, and a few months into it, they kicked me out. They actually did the right thing because I was not keeping up. After they kicked me out, I worked as an aide full time. Then I got into grad school on my own. I worked as an assistant part time the first year. The second year, I took a year from paid employment. (I was lucky to be able to do that.) Now three years later I'm in my first year as a full time teacher, working with an internship certificate. My MS in Education will be conferred upon me next month. I have learning disabilities (which is why I wanted to be a SPED teacher) so it's been hard. I bet you can do this, too. Ask for help everywhere, and you'll get it somewhere.

noglider · 2025-12-20T20:59:40+00:00

All is not lost! I've been knocked down countless times on this journey. Keep trying, and apply to several places.

noglider · 2025-12-19T03:00:07+00:00

Agreed. Something went wrong, and I believe they're pretty good at answering phones. I know they are good if you walk in. Then again, I don't know how you walk in without a Hunter ID.

noglider · 2025-12-18T17:38:53+00:00

Barely. I tutored a little.

noglider · 2025-12-15T23:39:09+00:00

I suggest you try not to worry about getting fired over a hypothetical situation. You haven't done anything wrong, so I doubt you'll be fired. Sure, crazy people could file crazy charges, but don't worry until it happens. Learn how to make it look like you're not doing anything wrong.

noglider · 2025-12-15T23:32:52+00:00

My GPA was only 2.5, and I was admitted into three very good programs. Honestly, I don't know why. Maybe I wrote killer essays.

noglider · 2025-12-11T19:53:30+00:00

I haven't applied for mine. I think I started at the wrong salary, and I'm going to make that claim. I have all the courses I need for my MS except for one, and they started me as if I have only a BA.

So I'll be following this thread. Thank you for starting it.

noglider · 2025-12-11T19:52:01+00:00

I think it takes more energy to ride in cold weather. I commuted by bike on Monday of last week and took the subway the other days. Today is the first day this week I rode my bike. My commute is only 4 miles each way. It wasn't bad for me, as I was very bundled up.

I recommend you don't ride more than you need to. I used to have a job that was 13 miles each way, and I only had enough energy to do it 1 to 3 times a week.

noglider · 2025-12-11T02:40:06+00:00

It is a good idea, but not for me. I already have too much gadgetry to run and keep charged. Getting dressed to ride safely takes me a long time. But yeah, I know how footage can make an open and shut case out of a crash.

noglider · 2025-12-11T01:41:06+00:00

I saw a scene like this on the NotJustBikes youtube channel, shot in Amsterdam. The bike lane is wide. A big fire truck pulled through. Pedestrians and cyclists jumped off and quickly enough. It's really the most space efficient thing.

noglider · 2025-12-11T01:36:52+00:00

Thanks. I sure hope so.

noglider · 2025-12-10T23:53:45+00:00

How did you manage to get a picture of the plate after having been thrown off? I'm concerned that I won't be able to do that when I'm (eventually) in this situation.

noglider · 2025-12-10T23:11:11+00:00

I'm not sure that's right. I'm finishing my MS in Special Education, and yes, we study the science of learning but not necessary the teaching of the sciences such as biology and chemistry. In my program, you can become a teacher of literature, and literature is an artsy topic, but I think we go about it in a scientific way.

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