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I visited this summer with the intention of teaching summer school at a charter and the conditions were horrible. Does the public schools here offer a better environment than the charter schools? I have now got a call from a public school to teach this Fall. I'm relocating from MI.
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Avoid Charters!!! As someone who has worked in both you can definitely compare. Stay away from charters!! I know that you already know the faculty and administration play a role on the teaching environment if you're a certified teacher. The charters have a high turnover rate because they are often run by former business people and people with little to no teaching e...See More
Jul 11, 2009
Jen On 7/11/09, Avoid Charters!!! wrote: Thanks for the info. I've been talking to people and this is pretty much the consensus. I was just wondering if they're all like the one I visited, where I know I couldn't work. I know there isn't a blanket statement for all charters, but from talking to native teachers I think a public situation may be better. ...See More
Jul 14, 2009
Kimmie Hi. I relocated to New Orleans last summer, and taught 3 months at a charter school. It was Hell. Total Hell. And I had previously taught in a gang-ridden school of 2600 students in Atlanta, so I thought I could teach anywhere! After crying every single day I was there, I was offered a job in a public high school. I have loved each minute I have be...See More
Jul 17, 2009
Louisiannie It's the way they are run that makes everyone miserable. Part of the two-pronged problem in education today:

1. Legislators running education instead of educators. 2. The mentality that anyone who has ever been IN a school can run one!
Jul 17, 2009
Jen On 7/17/09, Kimmie wrote: > Hi. I relocated to New Orleans last summer, and taught 3 > months at a charter school. It was Hell. Total Hell. And I had > previously taught in a gang-ridden school of 2600 students in > Atlanta, so I thought I could teach anywhere! After crying > every single day I was there, I was offered a job in a pub...See More
Jul 18, 2009


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