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Job market status in Peninsula area

by NewMathTeacher

Jan 2, 2012

I'm planning to move back to the Peninsula area (York county, NN, Hampton, etc) summer 2012 and enroll in the career switcher program at ODU. Can anyone give me a feel for the teacher market in that area? I will be looking for a position as a high school maths teacher. I'm obviously not inquiring here about a specific job. I'm just curios if there will be the possibility of job openings that a newbie would have a shot at, or will I be in line behind hundreds of laid-off teachers, etc. Thanks for any responses.

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lol I am the one calling names? Please. I am just stating obvious facts. You claimed that I don't "know what I am talking about" based on my choice of spelling. Moronic certainly captures that thought process perfectly. What would you know about math openings? You are obviously not a math teacher. It is you talking about things you don't know about. So...See MoreI am the one calling names? Please. I am just stating obvious facts. You claimed that I don't "know what I am talking about" based on my choice of spelling. Moronic certainly captures that thought process perfectly. What would you know about math openings? You are obviously not a math teacher. It is you talking about things you don't know about. So what if you have a friend or relative or two that work there. That doesn't mean they know about hiring practices for every subject. And it doesn't mean you would know what they know. If you have a friend or relative who is a plumber, does that make you an expert on plumbing?

On 1/03/12, CJ Cavalier back to angry, misguided anon wrote: > Do you live around the peninsula? Do you have friends/relatives that > work there? I do. And your sophomoric attempts to debate me by calling > me names shows us who really does not know what they are talking > about. And people wonder why I don't post that often anymore. > > On 1/03/12, Cavalier is the 1 who doesn't know what he is talking about > wrote: >> On 1/03/12, CJ Cavalier wrote: >>> Wow. I don't know where this anon is getting his/her info, but >>> the fact s/he is using the British spelling for labor leads me to >>> believe s/he really doesn't know what's going on. >> >> What the hell does how I spell "labour" have to do with anything. >> You are a moron. If you actually read any decent books, you would >> yourself encountering this spelling often enough not to even take >> notice of it or to naturally use it yourself. >> >>> >>> I will say this much, if you want to teach, be ready to take a >>> below standard wage no matter where you go. I would also say that >>> the lower peninsula is a decent area depending upon which school >>> you go to. Be advised that most schools are hurting for funds. >>> Math teachers are in high demand (contrary to what our anon >>> friend is saying). >> >> I guarantee I know better than Cavalier whether and where math >> teachers are in demand. The guy is far too stupid to be himself a >> high school math teacher. It doesn't take much to be a middle >> school math teacher in terms of the ability to comprehend math but I >> doubt he is even capable of that little if he is so uneducated and >> poorly read as to not run across "labour" in written materials >> quite often. >> >>> >>> As far as "scab" labor, there is no such thing in VA as it is a >>> right-to-work state. You don't have to join a union or >>> association. I do recommend joining one, though, if for nothing >>> else, the tort insurance and legal rep help should the need arise. >> >> Being a right to work state has nothing to do with whether or not >> schools in the area are hiring Teach for America or foreign >> teachers or whether districts start their own intern programs. All >> of these are forms of back door scab labour. In fact, the fact that >> Virginia is a right-to-work state makes it even more likely not >> less that teachers can be easily replaced by scab workers. >> >>> >>> Teaching is a GREAT profession if it's what you really want to >>> do. Just be sure it's what you want. >> >> Teaching WAS a great profession. The places where it still is a >> decent profession in America are disappearing by the year. There >> are entire cities and states where it is bad to be a teacher now. >> And this trend is rapidly growing.

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CJ Cavalier - and ppl wonder why I don't post often..nfm On 1/04/12, lol wrote: > I am the one calling names? Please. I am just stating obvious facts. You > claimed that I don't "know what I am talking about" based on my choice of > spelling. Moronic certainly captures that thought process perfectly. What > would you know about math openings? You are obviously not a math teacher. > It is y...See MoreOn 1/04/12, lol wrote: > I am the one calling names? Please. I am just stating obvious facts. You > claimed that I don't "know what I am talking about" based on my choice of > spelling. Moronic certainly captures that thought process perfectly. What > would you know about math openings? You are obviously not a math teacher. > It is you talking about things you don't know about. So what if you have a > friend or relative or two that work there. That doesn't mean they know > about hiring practices for every subject. And it doesn't mean you would > know what they know. If you have a friend or relative who is a plumber, > does that make you an expert on plumbing? > > > On 1/03/12, CJ Cavalier back to angry, misguided anon wrote: >> Do you live around the peninsula? Do you have friends/relatives that >> work there? I do. And your sophomoric attempts to debate me by calling >> me names shows us who really does not know what they are talking >> about. And people wonder why I don't post that often anymore. >> >> On 1/03/12, Cavalier is the 1 who doesn't know what he is talking about >> wrote: >>> On 1/03/12, CJ Cavalier wrote: >>>> Wow. I don't know where this anon is getting his/her info, but >>>> the fact s/he is using the British spelling for labor leads me to >>>> believe s/he really doesn't know what's going on. >>> >>> What the hell does how I spell "labour" have to do with anything. >>> You are a moron. If you actually read any decent books, you would >>> yourself encountering this spelling often enough not to even take >>> notice of it or to naturally use it yourself. >>> >>>> >>>> I will say this much, if you want to teach, be ready to take a >>>> below standard wage no matter where you go. I would also say that >>>> the lower peninsula is a decent area depending upon which school >>>> you go to. Be advised that most schools are hurting for funds. >>>> Math teachers are in high demand (contrary to what our anon >>>> friend is saying). >>> >>> I guarantee I know better than Cavalier whether and where math >>> teachers are in demand. The guy is far too stupid to be himself a >>> high school math teacher. It doesn't take much to be a middle >>> school math teacher in terms of the ability to comprehend math but I >>> doubt he is even capable of that little if he is so uneducated and >>> poorly read as to not run across "labour" in written materials >>> quite often. >>> >>>> >>>> As far as "scab" labor, there is no such thing in VA as it is a >>>> right-to-work state. You don't have to join a union or >>>> association. I do recommend joining one, though, if for nothing >>>> else, the tort insurance and legal rep help should the need arise. >>> >>> Being a right to work state has nothing to do with whether or not >>> schools in the area are hiring Teach for America or foreign >>> teachers or whether districts start their own intern programs. All >>> of these are forms of back door scab labour. In fact, the fact that >>> Virginia is a right-to-work state makes it even more likely not >>> less that teachers can be easily replaced by scab workers. >>> >>>> >>>> Teaching is a GREAT profession if it's what you really want to >>>> do. Just be sure it's what you want. >>> >>> Teaching WAS a great profession. The places where it still is a >>> decent profession in America are disappearing by the year. There >>> are entire cities and states where it is bad to be a teacher now. >>> And this trend is rapidly growing.

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You are obnoxious. nfm On 1/04/12, CJ Cavalier - and ppl wonder why I don't post often..nfm wrote: > On 1/04/12, lol wrote: >> I am the one calling names? Please. I am just stating >> obvious facts. You claimed that I don't "know >> what I am talking about" based on my choice of >> spelling. Moronic certainly captures that thought >> proc...See MoreOn 1/04/12, CJ Cavalier - and ppl wonder why I don't post often..nfm wrote: > On 1/04/12, lol wrote: >> I am the one calling names? Please. I am just stating >> obvious facts. You claimed that I don't "know >> what I am talking about" based on my choice of >> spelling. Moronic certainly captures that thought >> process perfectly. What would you know about math >> openings? You are obviously not a math teacher. It is >> you talking about things you don't know about. So >> what if you have a friend or relative or two that >> work there. That doesn't mean they know about hiring >> practices for every subject. And it doesn't mean you >> would know what they know. If you have a friend or >> relative who is a plumber, does that make you an >> expert on plumbing? >> >> >> On 1/03/12, CJ Cavalier back to angry, misguided anon >> wrote: >>> Do you live around the peninsula? Do you have >>> friends/relatives that work there? I do. And your >>> sophomoric attempts to debate me by calling me >>> names shows us who really does not know what they >>> are talking about. And people wonder why I don't >>> post that often anymore. >>> >>> On 1/03/12, Cavalier is the 1 who doesn't know what >>> he is talking about wrote: >>>> On 1/03/12, CJ Cavalier wrote: >>>>> Wow. I don't know where this anon is getting >>>>> his/her info, but the fact s/he is using the >>>>> British spelling for labor leads me to believe >>>>> s/he really doesn't know what's going on. >>>> >>>> What the hell does how I spell "labour" >>>> have to do with anything. You are a moron. If you >>>> actually read any decent books, you would >>>> yourself encountering this spelling often enough >>>> not to even take notice of it or to naturally use >>>> it yourself. >>>> >>>>> >>>>> I will say this much, if you want to teach, be >>>>> ready to take a below standard wage no matter >>>>> where you go. I would also say that the lower >>>>> peninsula is a decent area depending upon which >>>>> school you go to. Be advised that most schools >>>>> are hurting for funds. Math teachers are in >>>>> high demand (contrary to what our anon friend >>>>> is saying). >>>> >>>> I guarantee I know better than Cavalier whether >>>> and where math teachers are in demand. The guy is >>>> far too stupid to be himself a high school math >>>> teacher. It doesn't take much to be a middle >>>> school math teacher in terms of the ability to >>>> comprehend math but I doubt he is even capable of >>>> that little if he is so uneducated and poorly >>>> read as to not run across "labour" in >>>> written materials quite often. >>>> >>>>> >>>>> As far as "scab" labor, there is no >>>>> such thing in VA as it is a right-to-work >>>>> state. You don't have to join a union or >>>>> association. I do recommend joining one, >>>>> though, if for nothing else, the tort insurance >>>>> and legal rep help should the need arise. >>>> >>>> Being a right to work state has nothing to do >>>> with whether or not schools in the area are >>>> hiring Teach for America or foreign teachers or >>>> whether districts start their own intern >>>> programs. All of these are forms of back door >>>> scab labour. In fact, the fact that Virginia is a >>>> right-to-work state makes it even more likely not >>>> less that teachers can be easily replaced by scab >>>> workers. >>>> >>>>> >>>>> Teaching is a GREAT profession if it's what you >>>>> really want to do. Just be sure it's what you >>>>> want. >>>> >>>> Teaching WAS a great profession. The places where >>>> it still is a decent profession in America are >>>> disappearing by the year. There are entire cities >>>> and states where it is bad to be a teacher now. >>>> And this trend is rapidly growing.

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Other Options I would not take anyone person's opinion on the job market - BUT do go out and do some research yourself. I would suggest going to some job fairs for teachers, if you can just walk in, to see, in fact, if counties in areas you might like are hiring for math teachers. Talk to principals if you can get in for trends they see. Your best bet will be to...See More

Jan 10, 2012

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non-math people don't know what they are talking about. All these people looking at math teaching from the OUTSIDE do not know what they are talking about. They are probably well-intentioned but they are ignorant. I do know as an insider.

> > I would not take anyone person's opinion on the job market - > BUT do go out and do some research yourself. I would suggest > going to some j...See More

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