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Take the job?

by liv

Nov 7, 2011

I need advice..do I take a job in a not so good neighborhood where i have to park my car on the street and the position is at a public charter school. Or should i wait on a job/school i LOVE? How long does it usually take teachers to find their first job? I know the market is bad right now and I dont want to be too picky,but....i dont know, please help =/

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Mandy As long as your safety is not an issue, I would take it. You can always leave at the end of the year if you want to, and then you'll have experience.

Unfortunately, you might not ever find the school that you love (or that you think you'll love). In college, a lot of us believe that we'll all work in nice schools with well-behaved student...See More

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KK I took a job in a high-poverty school district after I had only worked in suburbs before. It turned out to be the best teaching experience I'd ever had.

I would collect as much information as you can about the staff and principal at the school as possible. How do the people who work there feel about it? How does the principal communicate?...See MoreI took a job in a high-poverty school district after I had only worked in suburbs before. It turned out to be the best teaching experience I'd ever had.

I would collect as much information as you can about the staff and principal at the school as possible. How do the people who work there feel about it? How does the principal communicate? How much control does the principal have in terms of running programs and making decisions--is s/he constantly being micromanaged by other administrators? Does s/he have a clear vision and consistent student-friendly policy, or does s/he ping-pong from one new program to the next? How do teachers get along with each other?

I don't know what age level you're talking about, but especially at the elementary level, kids are kids. It's the adult factor that can really make or break it.

On 11/07/11, Mandy wrote: > As long as your safety is not an issue, I would take it. You > can always leave at the end of the year if you want to, and > then you'll have experience. > > Unfortunately, you might not ever find the school that you love > (or that you think you'll love). In college, a lot of us > believe that we'll all work in nice schools with well-behaved > students, supportive teachers/administrators, and involved > parents, but not all schools are like that. > > Now that all said -- Just because you don't THINK you'll love > the school doesn't mean you won't end up loving it. My school > isn't perfect, but does perfect anything even exist? At the end > of the day, I'm happy to be a teacher at my school, and I think > that's what counts. > > As for teachers finding their first job, I would say it depends > on your location, your subject area, and your grade level. > Depends what is available and where. And I hate to say it, but > it might also depend on if you know someone - or if someone you > know knows someone... > > Good luck. > > > On 11/07/11, liv wrote: >> I need advice..do I take a job in a not so good >> neighborhood where i have to park my car on the street and >> the position is at a public charter school. Or should i >> wait on a job/school i LOVE? How long does it usually take >> teachers to find their first job? I know the market is bad >> right now and I dont want to be too picky,but....i dont >> know, please help =/

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Sara On 11/07/11, liv wrote: > I need advice..do I take a job in a not so good > neighborhood where i have to park my car on the street and > the position is at a public charter school. Or should i > wait on a job/school i LOVE? How long does it usually take > teachers to find their first job? I know the market is bad > right now and I...See More

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