Edwin Bridges' book, the Incompetent Teacher, brought to light the wide concern for teacher performance in 1984. ... According to Lois Weiner, Ed.D., "I failed the essay portion of New York's Teacher Certification Exam that measures professional knowledge...My doctorate in education is from Harvard...The company that creates, administers and grades the tests [National Evaluation Systems] has refused to consider the challenge I've lodged against my score "(Wiener). ...

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