I completely agree! The positive posts degrading those who criticize this scheming and nonsensical organization are either paid by ABCTE or too cheap to go through legitimate educational training. With ABCTE, you get what you pay for — absolutely nothing! After completing the program, I would not be ready to teach at all. The PTK is a complete joke. What happened to Bloom's Taxonomy? Piaget? Charlotte Danielson? Really? There was not a single question about any education basics or teaching methods at all, save for redundant questions about assessments and classroom management, which are ambiguous and irrelevant to actual teaching. This is a fast-track self-study program, wherein you are paying for the opportunity to get licensed as an alternative pathway. "Alternative" here means career changer that doesn't want to go back to school, or someone who has never had a job after graduating. Either way, if I were an administrator, I would not hire an ABCTE candidate if I had other applicants. Personally, I'd just assume hire a barista with a college degree! My disgust isn't because I failed the essay portion. Just because one passes the essay, does NOT make one competent to teach in any way, shape, or form. The ABCTE is a complete scam, does not prepare anyone to teach, and I cannot for the life of me understand why states are allowing this, unless they are somehow getting a kickback. Certainly, the ABCTE will take your money, delivering nothing useful in return. Save your time and money (mostly money), and GET EDUCATED, if you truly want to teach. Would you go to a surgeon or dentist that did an online, discounted, fast-track program and passed a remedial writing test? I think not. Teaching should be revered, and the training extensive. You are dealing with many challenges, both legal and personal. Unless you already have significant experience in the public schools as a para, a fast-track teaching course is not sufficient to prepare you for as a professional educator. The shortage of teachers should in no way justify substandard training offered by the ABCTE.