Little did I know that it would occupy ALL of Matt's free time for the next 8 months! For you non-educators out there, this is a National Board Certification Portfolio box. Becoming National Board Certified is a HUGE deal for teachers; only 2% of teachers national-wide can claim this distinction. And, just doing the work and submitting the "box" doesn't guarantee that you'll pass -- less than 1/3 of people pass the first time! So, it's extremely hard as well. Matt's had to submit written work, examples of community involvement, parent involvement, DVDs of his teaching, etc. It also provides a significant financial bonus as well for the next 10 years -- the life of the certification. :)Just checked the box.....one last time!
Here's a little summary of the work......
Money spent.......$2500
Computers killed in the process.......1
Hours worked.......500+
Number of times he double checked the BOX........7
Way he felt when he mailed it off today.........PRICELESS!
And let me add that he's managed to accomplish this while teaching full time (including maintaining a classroom website, doing podcasts, etc.), taking a consistant 6 hours of graduate school, driving a school bus a.m. and p.m. and being a good dad/husband. What an amazing example of a hard-working man our kids have to look up to! WAY TO GO MATT -- WE'RE SO PROUD OF YOU!! WoooooHooooooo ---- it's over!!!!!!! :)
2 comments:
What a relief to be finished!! Good luck!!
Sara Jo
Congrats to your husband. I once upon a time had thought about doing that. Now I'm just trying to keep my cerifications valid! :) That's a really big achievement. I know you are so proud!
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