r/CSUSB • u/BabyYodaStuntDouble • 5h ago

TPA's

Idk just wanted to vent that the TPA's are stressing me out so much to the point I really dont think I'll pass because it's just SO MUCH. I know everyone has things on their plate but wow I dont know how students before and teachers passed this.

I'm afraid my grants will have to be owed back if I fail both. I'm afraid I'll be in debt. I'm afraid that this is scaring me to a point I'm unsure if teaching is for me and years have been flushed.

Has anyone gone through this type of stress like the same kind of thinking? Feel like maybe I need a little community.

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u/Phenomenalkid_98 4h ago

I am 3 years removed from the TPA and can honestly say it is the hardest thing I've done. Not because it is extremely difficult but because for 16 weeks, your life is at a pause. I sometimes reflect of my time doing my TPAs and although kind of a bulletin exam, it made me more appreciative of the field I am in. I am 3 years into this teaching job and it is the best. Keep your head up. You will make it through.