Make this year a memorable one by hosting and AFS student from Turkey who wishes to be a lawyer. She is one of our YES scholarship students who happens to be very athletic as well as a scholar. The AFS team had placed her with a family in the area, but they have backed out. For details go to [link removed].
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International Educ...See MoreAFS-USA Celebrates International Education Week New York, NY – AFS Intercultural Programs, a leader in international high school student exchange for more than 60 years, joins educational and cultural organizations across the country in celebrating the 11th annual International Education Week, November 14th-18th, 2011.
International Education Week is a joint initiative of the U.S. Department of State and U.S. Department of Education to promote programs that prepare Americans for a global environment and attract future leaders from abroad to study, learn, and exchange experiences in the U.S.
Local AFSers will share their stories at school and community events throughout the U.S. to promote intercultural understanding and awareness. All these activities highlight the stories of AFS Exchange Students and their families, as well as those of the educators, volunteers, and community members whose lives have been touched in sharing with students and teachers from other countries and cultures. U.S. Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan, said, “A complete education in the 21st century must teach our children about their interdependent world, and it must prepare them to be good leaders and good global citizens. International awareness and knowledge can help our children build the skills needed to communicate and cooperate with those from other nations and other cultures. And as they participate in international education and international exchange, our students can gain the knowledge and experiences to help them contribute to a sustainable future for all.”
For more information on International Education Week please visit [link removed].
The Miss Tennky Area Team has forty-three (43) AFSers who are studying in the area this year from over twenty (20) different countries.About AFS
AFS is a worldwide, nonprofit organization that has been leading international high school student exchange for more than 60 years. Each year, AFS-USA sends more than 1,400 U.S. students abroad, provides approximately $3 million in scholarships and financial aid, and welcomes 2,500 international high school students who come to study in U.S. high schools and live with host families. More than 6,000 volunteers in the U.S. make the work of AFS possible.
Immigrant students that are moving into the area are something most teachers in the region weren't prepared for. I'm wondering how other teachers are handling the challenges. How prepared do you feel to teach students who don't speak English? What is your school doing, or what should they be doing to get us ready?
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Happy Thanksgiving, and thanks again for your unwavering support.
Receiving phone calls from friends and relatives and thinking of the years spent at EKU and now being retired from teaching and supervision in the Cincinnati Public Schools!! Also receiving chatboard wishes... Many wonderful memories lasting a lifetime spent at EKU!!!
Kristi, I would definitely say that you would be more apt to find a job in Spec.Ed (P-12). I hate to say this, but I know several teachers with K-5 elem edu. certification that are waiting on jobs. If I were you, I'd got the Spec. Ed. route. Hope I have helped.
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You could have said this board is just for education-related jobs and leave it at that.
It really sticks in my craw that many people, including those who aspire to professional jobs, look down on others who do the "grunt" work, the really important work in our society just because the work doesn't pay as much.
You also might want to consider that teachers may actually deign to do these jobs during the summer and hence the ads.
On 6/16/12, //Sneeering at unskilled labor?? wrote: > On 6/15/12, anon wrote: >> Considering all of the teachers who are being canned and schools >> being closed all over the country, I wouldn't be thumbing my nose >> and sneering at "unskilled" labor. >> > I am not "sneering" at unskilled labor. That's the kind of work I'm > doing right now and I"m glad to have it. > > I am pointing out that open positions for unskilled/semi-skilled > labor do not belong on a teachers' chatboard. They belong on a board > for those in the restaurant industry, for example. > > I am one of the legions of unemployed teachers who wants a TEACHING > job and comes on these teachers' boards to find them. I know where > to find ads for unskilled labor.
Oh pleaseOn 6/16/12, anon wrote: > It's the way you came across that was offensive. You didn't have to > use the insulting term "unskilled" when in fact ALL jobs DO have > skills. > > You could have said this board is just for education-related jobs and > leave it at that. > > It really sticks in my craw that many people, including t...See MoreOn 6/16/12, anon wrote: > It's the way you came across that was offensive. You didn't have to > use the insulting term "unskilled" when in fact ALL jobs DO have > skills. > > You could have said this board is just for education-related jobs and > leave it at that. > > It really sticks in my craw that many people, including those who > aspire to professional jobs, look down on others who do the "grunt" > work, the really important work in our society just because the work > doesn't pay as much. > > You also might want to consider that teachers may actually deign to do > these jobs during the summer and hence the ads. > Washing dishes and bussing tables is unskilled work. Facts are facts. I DID this work for years when I was in college and after, when I needed extra income. IT was honest work but it paid peanuts BECAUSE it was unskilled and you could take anyone off the street to do these jobs. That's why most of us went to college-to get some skills. If teachers want these jobs, THIS is not the place for them to find them.
I wanted to remind counselors of the opportunities that are offered by AFS-USA. To view these especially for educators (newsletter, travel programs and curriculum), those who wish to host and send students and to volunteer to support the families and students while the AFS exchange students are here for a year, one may go to [link removed].
Currently, the Miss Tennky Area AFS Volunteer Leadership Team is working on placing exchange students for the fall. Yesterday, we learned that due to a change in getting US visas being approved, AFS-USA needs to have the Thai students placed earlier than planned. To see which Thais, as well as others, need loving host families go to [link removed].
Kristi, I would definitely say that you would be more apt to find a job in Spec.Ed (P-12). I hate to say this, but I know several teachers with K-5 elem edu. certification that are waiting o...See More