Hmmm.....If I get a REAL TESOL cert, that will not make me a teacher. I'll be disappointed later that it DOESN'T make me a teacher assuming I care enough to want to make this a profession. I'll be even more disappointed when it dawns on me I needed only a degree and a great attitude to be a good teacher.

If I get a fake TESOL cert, I'll not be a teacher, but at least I won't be regretting spending a wad on a real cert. I may even have a real degree and a great attitude, two things that will go a lot farther in determining whether I'm "good".

Which way should one go? Give me a few weeks to mull over that one, as it's such a tough choice.