Teaching situation in Kansas?

[quesera]

Wamego and Silver Lake are quite small. Wamego is fairly close to Manhattan and Silver Lake is less than 10 miles from Topeka. Both are nice little towns. I can't tell you about Cedar Vale. I lived in Salina for seven years and my grown boys went through grade school and middle school there. Like anywhere, some schools in the district are better than others, but over all, our kids going to school in Salina, was a positive experience. Salina South High School and Middle School have a better reputation than Salina Central. Other posters can tell you about Wichita and KC.

[Modron]

Originally Posted by cp1969

I think that is a myth.

My opinion is ...

Thanks for sharing.

[thriftylefty]

Cedar Vale is obviously a small rural school system . Most of the farming out there is large Ranching, you could communte in to work from Arkansas City or Winfield. My experience was positive when I visited the students, 30-40 mile commute is not that big of a deal for that part of Kansas. They took some economic hits out there when Crayola and Rubbermaid either cut back or closed up

[needing more]

Originally Posted by EAS2009

Ok, here are some opening's I've found in Kansas:

Cedar Vale
Wamego
Silver Lake
Kansas City
Wichita
Salina

Wamego is a cute VERY small town. Its where the museum of "The Wizard of Oz" is located.. Some say the Emerald City was taken from this small city.. about 15 minutes to Manhattan. My sister just moved to Manhattan, KS last yr. Her hubby is a professor at K State. Her daughter goes to the area ele. school and my sister loves it.. GREAT teachers and VERY friendly people there.. The secret most people dont tell you about Kansas is that the eastern part is very hilly.. and beautiful. I was pleasently surprised. Also for some reason the sunsets there are the MOST BEAUTIFUL I have ever seen.. Better then west MI coast of Lk Mi.. Better the over the gulf coast in Fl and Key West too... The weather is very similar to MI except its almost always 10-15 degrees warmer and the humidity isnt as bad as MI either... but the wind... the wind is STRONG across the prairie.

[shannonx]

You can get a teaching job out here in Dodge City easy, my wife and her 4 friends all got jobs before they were out of college four years ago, USD 443 has to recruit from out of state just to find help, they have alot of openings for 09-2010. Mostly people don't like it out here in southwest kansas. I don't want to say they are desperate but they hire teachers with limited english skills.

[WildcatNmyheart]

I am not a teacher but my kids go to USD 437 in Topeka and I know that it is growing rapidly there and a new school will open in the fall. I know they have been struggling to move teachers around to fill spots. You might check out Auburn-Washburn USD 437 and see if anything works. Of course I know Topeka is not for everyone.

[KSUgrad]

Here's a link to teach positions in Manhattan, KS with USD 383: Jobs - NationJob presents Careers, Work & Employment opportunities wishes!

[Les Pharis]

[quote=cp1969;8365609]I think that is a myth.

My opinion is that the emphasis on smaller class sizes driven more by the teachers' union in an effort to provide more jobs for teachers than it is by student test results. If you think about it, in a class size of 60, the most attention a student could hope to get would average less than a minute per class. In a class of 20, you get three minutes. Some people will say "That's triple the amount of attention!" but in actuality either amount is inconsequential. However, in one case you have three teachers on the payroll; the other, one.

During my elementary education, my average class size was 65. In high school, I would guess it was 30 or 40. In college, some lectures had hundreds of students. My kids' class sizes have always been closer to 20. When I compare my education to my kids' and other young people, I feel like I got the better end of the deal. There have been so many times that my probing questions about geography, literature, math, history, and government have been met with vacant stares that I've lost count.

Most of these would have been answerable by me by the time I completed the 8th grade and I was nowhere near the top of my class, nor did I make any particular effort to learn. (quote)

Do you suppose a tutor (a class with only one teacher and one student)
would work for your kids then?