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The new teachers hired in my district aren't just-out-of-college
teachers. Generally beginning teachers are hired as part-time teacher
tutors who work with reading groups. They may be hired from that
position to a full-time position. The three hired at my school in the
last several years are in their 30s and were RIFed from other
districts, came to ours as teacher tutors, worked in that position
for several years and were then hired as full-time classroom
teachers. All are temporary though.

On 5/21/13, mm, you are overlooking something wrote:
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> Not all older teachers are veterans. Some are mid-life career
> changers who are freshly trained, energetic, optimistic, tech
> savvy, and healthy. Plus, they have decades of accumulated
> knowledge and wisdom from decades of reading and reflecting and
> living. They only thing they lack is youth, and that seems to be
> enough in many districts to make them unemployable.
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> On 5/20/13, mm wrote:
>> They are usually single, energetic, optimistic, and healthy.
>> They're cheaper. They usually are tech savvy. They are freshly
>> trained and seen as less likely to be seen as dogmatic
>> impediments to change (i.e. little baggage). I'm a vet and see
>> the benefits in experience as well. But, a good mix is needed
>> to create a first - rate staff unless the admin thinks that
>> they can 'raise' a core staff.
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>> On 5/19/13, J wrote:
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>>> getting hired for teaching jobs? Fresh out of college
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>>> kids. Why?
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