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My district is full of newbies.

On 5/26/13, Poster above..corrections wrote:
> On 5/26/13, Okay then.. wrote:
>> Any 23 year old who applied for a job and won out over veteran teachers
with years of experience because they are:
>> cheaper
>> healthier
>> are single
>> don't have children
>> won't question what the administration wants/rock the boat
>> are willing to go along with the newest fads
>> have more energy than older teachers..no tea. I didn't mean tea partiers
:).
>> is NOT going to have a good first year experience! Any principal who
hires this way is not only a total (bleep)ing moron, they are breaking the
law. Is that someone desirable to have as a boss? These newbies will be
expected to devote 14 hours a day to the job. But that's beside the point!
"We hired you because you are young, healthy, have boundless energy, aren't
encumbered by a family, won't question the school rules, don't have enough
experience to question education dogma-- or what I as the principal tell
you to do-- and are tech savvy".. said NO ADMINSTRATOR, EVER!
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>> No district really has the policy of refusing to hire older experienced
teachers unless they get no 25 year old applicants with no experience. If a
district is filled with newbies it is because that district has problems;
beginner teachers start there until they can get into the system and get a
better job.
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>> 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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