Posted on 10 August 2011. Tags: 22 years, becoming a teacher, being a teacher, college, Enjoy, middle level education, niche, night shifts, Past, payed, Reason, share your thoughts, Teacher, thanks for your time, young man
I’m really thinking about becoming a teacher. I use to think that teachers were under-payed and that was the main reason why I didn’t want to become one in the past. But, as I’ve grown into a young man whose about to graduate this year, I find that teaching may be the perfect niche for me. Of course the pay isn’t that well, but I would have great benefits, all weekends off, no night shifts, all when I am 22 years old (if I graduated college on time). I plan on majoring in Middle Level Education which focuses on grades 4th thru 8th grade and I would prefer teaching either Math or Science since those are my two favorite subjects. I’d just like to know how other teacher felt about their job. Do you enjoy teaching? Share your thoughts or experiences, it’ll be very helpful towards me! Thanks for your time!
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Posted on 24 February 2011. Tags: achievement gaps, Admits, channin, creative ideas, dropout rates, education employees, employee rights, nea, Power, retirement speech, s union, Teacher, teacher quality, Union, vision
Bob Channin, the NEA’s top lawyer said in his retirement speech:
“Despite what some among us would like to believe it is not because of our creative ideas. It is not because of the merit of our positions. It is not because we care about children and it is not because we have a vision of a great public school for every child. NEA and its affiliates are effective advocates because we have power.”
“And we have power because there are more than 3.2 million people who are willing to pay us hundreds of millions of dollars in dues each year, because they believe that we are the unions that can most effectively represent them, the unions that can protect their rights and advance their interests as education employees.”
“This is not to say that the concern of NEA and its affiliates with closing achievement gaps, reducing dropout rates, improving teacher quality and the like are unimportant or inappropriate. To the contrary. These are the goals that guide the work we do. But they need not and must not be achieved at the expense of due process, employee rights and collective bargaining. That simply is too high a price to pay.”
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