Anne- to well...

Posted on 12/03/13

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I don't think that "life owes me a job", on the contrary I feel that I
have knowledge, experience, wisdom and passion to offer any school
district who is willing to hire me. You sound very bitter...sort of
like you have a chip on your shoulder. I hope you don't treat your
staff the way you treat posters on this chat board.

On 11/29/13, well.... wrote:

> No, I don't owe her an apology. I was being direct and honest.

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> Anne seems to think that life owes her a job...and it doesn't. She

> had a job - she quit. Now, like students must learn about

> consequences, so must she.

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> Just because her replacement left after 2 years, really means

> nothing. She was still less expensive to hire. Teachers are always

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> On 11/28/13, jo/ma to well... wrote:

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>> I hate to think that someone with your attitude and lack of

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>> empathy could be responsible for teaching our children,

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>> especially our more vulnerable kids with special needs. There

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>> are great, not-so-great, and average teachers at all ages and

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>> experience levels. Did you have a bad experience with an older

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>> teacher? Just because I've dealt with some very poor 20-something

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>> teachers in the past, I would never assume that all younger

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>> teachers are bad teachers. I think you owe Anne an apology.

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>> On 11/27/13, well... wrote:

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>>> Being a special education teacher is NOT easy. You'd

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>> have to

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>>> learn all the paperwork, etc. It's a tough job. Personally I

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>>> wouldn't hire an older lady like yourself to take on that job.

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>>> You need a lot of energy to keep up with the dynamics of a

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>>> special ed. classroom and the paperwork. Lots of special ed.

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>>> teachers burn out after a couple years and go to regular

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>>> education. Plus there's the fact that you aren't exactly a

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>>> sure thing. You changed your mind right after you made the

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>>> decision to retire. Who is to say you wouldn't immediately

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>>> leave after stepping foot one day in a special education

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>>> teachers' shoes? No offense, but I would see an older lady

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>>> interviewing and think "I can get someone younger with a

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>>> fresher perspective who is really hungry for this job and

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>>> will have the energy to thrive at this position." You don't

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>>> really need the job (or you wouldn't have retired in the

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>>> first place). You've had your moment in the sun, now

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>>> younger generation have their opportunity. Also, were you

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>>> really well-liked in your last district? I'm guessing "no"

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>>> or they would have rescinded your retirement request

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>>> instantly. They didn't. They really didn't want you back.

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>>> So..think about it...you've had your best years in teaching,

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>>> let it go. You don't have what it takes anymore to be the

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>>> best, and that's what principals want. You're not the bargain

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>>> and bang for the buck you think you are. (No offense, it's

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>>> just that your prime has passed in the teaching world, a

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>>> you yourself acknowledged by retiring in the first place.) Go

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>>> travel! Volunteer! Garden! Join a ladies card club!

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>>> knitting club! Or cooking club! ENJOY your life. On

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>>> 11/24/13, Anne wrote:

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>>>> Any opinions from administrators are much appreciated. I

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>>>> retired and found that I made a huge mistake. I earned

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>>>> additional certification in special education to make

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>>>> myself more marketable to employers. (I already have

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>>>> elementary education and reading certification). Now I'm

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>>>> finding that I'm not even getting responses to my

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>>>> applications...not even rejection letters! I'm a good

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>>>> teacher and any school would be getting more bang for their

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>>>> buck by hiring me. I have experience, knowledge (multiple

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>>>> certifications), wisdom and most of all ...passion for my

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>>>> profession. I'm 65 but by today's standards that is not

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>>>> old, in fact people are working well into their 70's

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>>>> today. As far as salary I would not expect top of the

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>>>> scale pay since I receive a pension. (I considered that my

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>>>> pension may be a reason for not hiring me but what about

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>>>> other applicants who have husbands bringing in an

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>>>> additional income as well? I also considered that employers

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>>>> want an employee who will work for them at least 15-20

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>>>> years....fine, but there's no guarantee that younger

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>>>> employees will work that long....marriage, divorce, moving,

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>>>> pregnancy, raising a family, etc.). I'm energetic and

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>>>> have no physical limitations. Personally I can't understand

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>>>> why a school district would not want to at least interview

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>>>> me. Did I waste my time and money earning this additional

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>>>> certification? Do I have a chance of being hired anywhere?

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>>>> Any input or suggestions are welcomed!

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