Bureaucracy

One of the greater achievements of Chinese civilization is that the Middle Kingdom gifted the rest of the world a professional bureaucracy.

Thanks, but no thanks.

Bureaucracy unnecessarily, and usually expensively to taxpayers or patience, gets in the way of what should be mundane, routine, or easy.

The Arizona Department of Education's teacher certification program is one example of where the T'ang Dynasty can take back it's contribution to global governance. (At least I believe it was the T'ang).

I should not have to wait for three hours at the ADE to get my papers processed. And when I do, I should be able to receive my certificate then and there, not have to wait for it. And I shouldn't have to pay $120 for it. And I shouldn't have to guess (wrongly, it turns out) which of the ADE's two offices to hit up for my certification.

I'm glad and fortunate to be certified to teach (I'm 21 and with a professional certification - that's pretty cool), and considered "Highly Qualified" at that because of my kickass PRAXIS scores. I just feel like a little instant gratification after waiting a whole afternoon at the ADE was appropriate.

Sorry for complaining, again.

peace and love from the grand canyon state,

pb