Ohh, our schools are fine. All we need to do today is give kids a laptop or an I-Pad, say we are "incorporating technology", throw some generalities out there in terms like "do what's best for kids", and the always popular "data", and then let it all sort itself out. Act 10 really isn't changing things at all, it's just those rich teachers who are complaining because they finally are being subjected to the same BS the private sector has been.
Well, here's the thing, all is not fine and such short sighted logic is what creates students like this. Some school districts have recognized that carte-blanche change is not exactly healthy to students and staff. Others though, not so much. New Berlin has already been caught in double-speak, and I can say first hand as an employee of a different school district from January - June 2012 that change is not always good.
Well, here's the thing, all is not fine and such short sighted logic is what creates students like this. Some school districts have recognized that carte-blanche change is not exactly healthy to students and staff. Others though, not so much. New Berlin has already been caught in double-speak, and I can say first hand as an employee of a different school district from January - June 2012 that change is not always good.
So why do you care? Well, I thought I would direct you over to this posting about the West Bend school district. What is written about in said article hit home with me after just coming off a semester of high school teaching. But what also hit home is the fact that I am still searching for teaching jobs and have to confront the fact that I need to start considering other options. I love teaching, and my 6 months of teaching was an incredible learning experience that will make me so much better next time around. But is it worth it? Why should I keep pursuing this avenue of employment when so many colleagues, former teachers of mine, and competitors have horror stories? Stories of an elementary school teacher who was denied a home loan because "teaching is not a stable profession right now." Or having to explain that I took over for someone who went to work on the wind turbines because of its stability and benefits, or how I know of 2 teachers who left after this year to sell insurance because instead of return to the classroom.
Am I still looking for a teaching job? ABSOLUTELY! Would I love to find another job, YES! But, how many years can I keep looking before resigning myself to the fact I need to do something else? Sadly, as a teacher I'm looking to plan ahead and not box myself into a corner, but it's usually construed as "giving up" and not "paying my dues". (I'm so sick of that last phrase)
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