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Re: Should I take this job? How to find a "better" one?
Posted by what I would do on 5/13/08
If you are only going to teach online, I would take that one
and look at other schools as well. On 5/10/08, karen wrote:
> Last summer I taught Alg online with my district's Virtual
> High School. I loved it, even though I was on maternity
> leave (they knew that from teh beginning). I was also a
> back-up instructor and was told that the regular
instructors
> were only allowed to have 25 students and I'd have the
> overflow. For me, that was 10 students.
>
> I was asked to teach again. I was excited and thought the
> same rules applied. They don't. I may not have ANY students
> - the rug. instructors are allowed to have up to 40 now.
UGH!
>
> Here's the dilemma. I also mya have a chance to do
> instructional design for them and don't want to blow it (I
> did it before, but with a new baby and teaching, I couldn't
> do it still). I have also been asked to do a training for
> new technology (we use Desire 2 Learn) so I'll be up to
date.
>
> Thirdly, I LOVE doing it, but last year we had to have 20
> hrs of online office hours, and if I only have a few
> students, that's not feasible. I will have to pay for
> childcare this summer.
>
> A friend says I should do it for resume experience. I am
> bummed because I did think I'd have at least 10 students.
>
> There's really no chance of the regular instructor
quitting.
> This is her life.
>
> I'm starting to look for a different online teaching job,
> but besides looking at all district websites, I don't know
> how else to do it.
>
> So, what should I do? Any advice? Is it worth taking for
one
> more summer for the experience?
>
> You get paid based on enrollment, so if 41 students enroll,
> there's a chance they'll give them all to the other
teacher.
>
> The real downside is I did A LOT of work last summer and I
> was really looking forward to doing more this summer. And
of
> course, the money is nice as well.
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