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12-26-2007, 04:04 PM
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Teaching in Clayton or Cobb County?
My husband and I will be relocating to the Atlanta area this summer. We have 3 children. I am a school teacher and need to work in a county with a high population of second language learners, since I teach ESOL/ESL. Which county would you recommend? In addition, I would like to live in the county that I teach in order to avoid long commutes. Let me know all the info on teaching in these counties.
Last edited by Mayjored Mom; 12-26-2007 at 04:05 PM..
Reason: typo
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12-26-2007, 06:18 PM
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Well the highest amount of ESL students are probably found in Gwinnett County around Norcross. Cobb has a share of them in Smyrna and Clayton is largely an American ghetto country and is in danger of losing accreditdation for its schools. Nobody wants to live in Clayton- ever real esate agent will tell you to avoid Clayton County like a disease!
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12-26-2007, 06:23 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by KevK
Well the highest amount of ESL students are probably found in Gwinnett County around Norcross. Cobb has a share of them in Smyrna and Clayton is largely an American ghetto country and is in danger of losing accreditdation for its schools. Nobody wants to live in Clayton- ever real esate agent will tell you to avoid Clayton County like a disease!
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I am not aware of Clayton being a country. Your grammar needs refining. |
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12-26-2007, 07:01 PM
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Really ESL jobs are fairly plentiful in Metro Atlanta... I wouldn't work in Clayton, there is a real possibility that accreditation might be lost. It is a mess there.
Job fairs begin in most metro counties as early as February, so pay close attention and start sending out resumes.
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12-26-2007, 08:35 PM
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Try Fulton county. ESL jobs are supposed to be pretty good.
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12-26-2007, 08:39 PM
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Based on the two choices you've listed...I'd choose Cobb over Clayton, hands down. As it's been stated above, Clayton County is having accreditation issues at the present time. Cobb is a better district on so many levels.
You could also consider Gwinnett, Marietta City, Fulton, and DeKalb.
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12-27-2007, 02:09 AM
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A lot of schools contract out for language studies to private companies. I'd do some in-depth research and calling around. My significant other did ESL and also spanish tutoring before our baby was born.
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