Paul Alex Briseno

holtthink:

This first appeared in my Byte Speed Blog in 2007. —-TBH

On Wednesday, I listened to a presentation by Jean Haverstick, a long-time friend of mine that was to a group of campus administrators. 

 Jean was talking about the need for education technology in the classroom, and how the state standards we now have are actually derivatives of national standards. Pretty common talk, but one thing about Jean is that she always has pretty funny asides when she speaks, whether it is one-on-one or to a large group. 

 

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Exactly.

This summer I decided to return to school in the Fall to pursue my Principal Certification at Texas A&M University - San Antonio.  The reason for this decision was that in most school districts in Texas it is required to have this certification in order to hold a Director position (Director of Technology, Director of Curriculum and Instruction, Director of Library Services, etc).  Currently I hold my B.S. in ECIS and my Masters in Curriculum and Instruction.  I also teach grad courses part time at the University I graduated from a couple of years ago.  

So, what does this have to do with the principal certification.  This weekend I went online to register for classes for the Spring and was denied stating that I had a hold on my account.  I contacted the school and they stated that they do not have my GRE or GMAT scores on file.  They have all my transcripts and can see that I have both of my degrees, yet they still want my GRE or GMAT scores.  

I don’t know how it works at other places when going for a certification but I would think that seeing that I already have two degrees they wouldnt need these scores?  Is this ridiculous of them or am I just being a snob and being difficult?