Re: TeachNola... Reality check, folks!

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Why do I have the feeling that TeachNola has been recruiting quite
a few innocent newbies to teaching who are bubbling over with
excitement and purpose only to be disillusioned shortly after
arrival by the lamentable conditions both in teaching and living
there?

Am I wrong? Please share your thoughts with all of us.

Sandra Miller

On 1/27/10, TeachNola hopeful wrote:
> On 1/23/10, Melissa wrote:
>> Hi! I applied in January, and just now signed up for the
>> interview in March. I'm from NJ, so it will be a trek for me.
>> I am ridiculously excited, and hope it works out. Worst that
>> can happen, I guess, is that it doesn't, and I have a weekend
>> in N. O. Hope all goes well for you, too!
>
> I just received an invitation to interview for Math 6-12, but no
> interview slots are available. It has me a little nervous. I
> don't want to purchase the graphing calculator for the Praxis,
> much less pay for three copies of transcripts, if I might not
> even interview. The TeachNola site says not to email them about
> it but just keep checking back in case people cancel. It
> doesn't impress me. They shouldn't extend invitations if they
> don't have slots available to interview.
>
> There are a lot of expenses associated with this program.
> Transcripts, Praxis tests, travel costs, certification costs,
> housing during Institute. Plus, I will be in New Orleans for
> several months without a paycheck (I think September would be
> the first paycheck?) so I'll need to have enough of an emergency
> fund to see me through several months of living expenses. All
> this and no guarantee they will get me a job or I won't get
> fired in a couple of years.
>
> Anyone else getting a sense of misgiving?

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