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Re: Online applications
Posted by Rebecca on 6/17/08

    How does having a Ph.D or ABD or publishing articles automatically make
    someone a better teacher? I'm not trying to saying schooling isn't
    important but majority of what makes a teacher an excellent teacher is
    what that teacher learns in the classroom and from colleagues.

    Additionally, districts just don't have the money. A teacher with a Ph.D.
    may not be any better of a teacher than one with a BA but the teacher with
    the Ph.D. costs the district significantly more. So unless that teacher
    with the Ph.D. really stands out, the one with a BA will get the job.

    It's not about whether high schools want you or not compared to
    universities. It's about supply and demand. And right now it is hard to
    get a teaching job (except those high demand areas) because of the number
    of very highly qualified candidates.

    On 6/17/08, Merrill wrote:
    > Thanks for the advice--I do appreciate it. I'm not trying to sound
    > bit*** or bitter, I'm just a bit amazed at how difficult this is.
    >
    > Put this in perspective--I recently was offered two tenure-track
    > positions at universities in rural areas. The schools were excited, but
    > I wasn't, because my wife would not be able to find work in a town of
    > 500 people. But it is interesting that I am qualified to teach at a
    > university, but for some reason high schools don't want me. Why? Not
    > sure, but I suspect that the bureaucracy keeps highly qualified teachers
    > out of the classroom. If I go into a suburban Illinois school, am I
    > going to find English teachers that are Ph.D.s or ABD, have several
    > publications and presentations to their name, and have expert-level
    > technical skills? I might find a couple--mostly what I will find are
    > people who ended up in the classroom because they had "connections" or
    > knew how to work the "system."
    >
    > Teaching should not be civil service--it should not be a political
    > appointment--it should be a profession.
    >

     
     

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