Re: too much education and experience

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On 8/22/09, nancy wrote:
> On 8/22/09, just wondering wrote:
>> Is it true that the majority of the teacher's salary is
>> paid through local funds? If so, do you think that
>> someone with a higher degree and more experience could be
>> passed over for someone with a lower degree and no
>> experience? Does that really happen?
>
> Absolutely!! Teaching is my second career. I returned to
> school and completed my Masters in Education. The district
> where my children attend sent memos to all principals
> informing them to not even interview anyone with a masters
> degree. I have heard story after story of highly qualified,
> capable, inspiring teachers not being considered because
> their education/experience makes them too expensive. It is
> much cheaper to higher someone right out of college. It is
> terribly frustrating and defeating.

While this may be true in some circumstances, the reverse is also
true. Some schools ONLY hire teachers with advanced degrees,
because they don't have to pay for them to take classes for that
M.Ed. Also, a school's report card looks better if a higher
percentage of the teachers have advanced degrees. There were a
total of 5 people hired at my school when I received my job offer,
and guess what...all 5 have Masters degrees.
 

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