PRAXIS II Scores IN!!!

Well, I finally got my praxis II scores in, too late, unfortunately, to apply to my application status. When I applied to the College of Education, the interviewer said that two things would probably hold me back from full acceptance: since I was not an English Major, I needed to take the Praxis II English (by that point, I had only taken the Praxis I test and assumed that I could get an Education Degree [generic] and deal with questions of subject matter later); and, I needed 40 hours of teaching experience with high school age "children"... WITHIN THE PAST FIVE YEARS. I had taught summer school twice, but that was (GEEZ AM I OLD!!!) roughly TWELVE YEARS AGO...

I got admitted, but as an UNCLASSIFIED GRADUATE. This allows me to take classes, but I will have to formally re-apply, presumably with improved credentials, to get the full status.

... So anyway, back to the scores. They're in. For the Praxis II English Language Literature Comprehenstion and Content Knowledge, out of a possible 200, I got- da da da dum!- 198. (this was the multiple choice one- told you it was a, er, breeze!) Education Testing Services actually gave me a special certificate for this, and said they would mark my score to highlight this "achievement!" Whoohoo!

For the other section of the Praxis II (which, unfortunately? Fortunately? Doesn't really count, although it SHOULD), I got a 165 out of 200 (average range is 150-165). I was actually surprised I got something that high, considering what absolutely foul b.s. I was spreading, particularly for the last question...

So... IN YOUR FACE, English Majors!!! Just Joking... But really, the skills of reading and writing and critical analysis are pretty universal... Or should be. They are NOT the domain of a privileged few, er, I mean MANY (English Majors are probably pretty high up there in numbers).

I do still seek to supplement my deficiencies, notably, my lack of acquaintance with "great" literature and the finer points of grammar, not to mention the whole issue of TEACHING ENGLISH (Got to brainstorm ways to make English interesting...)!