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I am getting certified as a career changer with a BA. I also have a great deal of teaching experience. (I'll be Spanish and I've taught English abroad for 2 years; I've tutored, been an aide, and taught classes as a volunteer as well.)

I am exhausted by my education classes! I'm tired of the insane horror stories:

Since I'm over 30 and have a masters, I'm screwed. My MA makes me too expensive to hire, and many principals and even districts prefer to hire 22 year olds.

Student behavior includes peeing out the window, hitting teachers, etc. FYI: I DID have a job where that kind of behavior was the norm (in Mexico). The principal went to jail for endangering minors and employees, failure to report crimes, and creating a hostile work environment.

You need to learn to plan with no textbooks because textbooks are only for "them rich snotty schools".. MANY schools have none. Umm.. I am an aide in a 100% poverty school and they do.

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pixie to "horror stories" Re #7, Your statement that a teacher cannot be fired for no reason may be technically correct, but if a principal wants you out he or she will come up with a reason. Administrators on the Administrator chatboard have flat out admitted this. Re #9, Of course no principal would openly state a hiring preference for younger teachers, but how can you be...See More
Feb 20, 2014
Fun with education classes :).. The #1 thing you hear over..and over and OVER.. is that we want to teach students to think for themselves and not accept us teachers as "the source of knowledge". Yet if WE question the religious dogma they teach us it does NOT go over well :). Just try asking why you lost points because that objective that you called "higher order" really isn't. Y...See More
Aug 14, 2013
Pil Nice rant.

On 8/12/13, is teaching any better? wrote: > I am getting certified as a career changer with a BA. I > also have a great deal of teaching experience. (I'll be > Spanish and I've taught English abroad for 2 years; I've > tutored, been an aide, and taught classes as a volunteer as > well.) > > > > I am ...See More
Aug 19, 2013
Teacher Your post in incomprehensible. F -please see me.
Aug 19, 2013
Not so.. In education classes, things happen like the OP described..

1) You learn incorrect theories of learning, like multiple intelligences.

2) Students who suggest that their teacher really shouldn't have turned the class over to the students get dismissed as immature whiny brats who lack good communication skills.

3) It is co...See More
Aug 22, 2013


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