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IA Teachers Chatboard TOP POSTS ALL POSTS SUBMIT POST Search Teachers.Net Advanced You're on the... IA Teachers Chatboard top posts | all posts | submit post Make IA Teachers a Favorite! We also recommend... State Teachers Mailring Lesson Plans • Math • Language Arts • Science • Social Studies • Music • Art & Crafts • Phys Ed • Other Teacher Chatboards • latest posts • by subject • by grade level • by state • all chatboards • language arts center • technology center • foreign language center • hot topics • interest groups Teaching Jobs Classroom Projects Teacher Mailrings Teachers.Net Gazette • Current Issue • Harry Wong Column • Teacher Classified Ads • classroom printables Site Map next post skip topic Print | Share | Report Post Re: Teaching jobs impossible Posted by Matty41 on 9/27/08 I'm originally from Iowa, and before I moved away from there (almost 20 yrs. now), there were no jobs then. Why is it so hard to find a teaching job there? I'm originally from the Quad Cities area, and I'm getting ready to graduate with my Master's in Elementary Education, middle school endorsements in Social Studies, Science, and Special Ed. My husband and I would like to relocate there, but it doesn't seem possible. I currently live in IL, so I'd have my Teaching License for that part of the QC, but I just was wondering if anyone had any tips? Teachers retire in my area all the time. Also, I was told that a lot of teachers will be retiring soon = the baby boom generation. Any thoughts or comments would be appreciated! Thanks. On 6/27/07, Nan wrote: > If she was dressed casually, it's probably because she had > already worked in the school as a sub or in another capacity > and did not feel the need to 'show off' her teacher clothes. > > If you can't find a job, I'd wonder what your certification is > in? If it's just "knowing someone" I'd think after subbing > you would "know someone". But you said you were working in a > pre-school? Are the benefits there so good that you can't > work as a substitute? I'm not sure pre-school is going to > count towards teaching experience. I'd try subbing. > > I'm a science teacher. I found a job my first year after > student teaching. I did move to a different city, but I think > I would have ended up with one even if I didn't move (it just > would have been in an undesirable school). > RESPOND TO THIS POST START A NEW THREAD RETURN TO CHATBOARD Posts on this thread, including this one Teaching jobs in Iowa?, 7/12/05, by Lo. Re: Teaching jobs in Iowa?, 9/19/05, by Nikki. Re: Teaching jobs in Iowa?, 1/13/06, by SmallTowaCoach. Re: Teaching jobs in Iowa?, 9/22/06, by In Virginia. Re: Teaching jobs in Iowa?, 3/23/07, by Pearl . Re: Teaching jobs in Iowa?, 4/04/07, by Abby. Re: Teaching jobs impossible, 6/27/07, by Fred. Re: Teaching jobs impossible, 6/27/07, by Nan. Re: Teaching jobs impossible, 6/28/07, by It is tough. Re: Teaching jobs impossible, 7/31/07, by Leigh. Re: Teaching jobs in Iowa?, 8/28/07, by do you coach. Re: Teaching jobs in Iowa?, 7/17/08, by Aggie c/o '04. Re: Teaching jobs in Iowa?, 7/29/08, by Luai Amro. Re: Teaching jobs impossible, 9/27/08, by Matty41. Re: Teaching jobs impossible, 10/26/08, by Iowa Teacher.

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