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Originally Posted by Jen.matthews78
All of my experience has been with rural schools in tiny districts. It's just what I know. I'm sure I would do fine with suburban schools as well, but I'm not really interested in urban ones. I'm sure there are lots of really great urban schools. We're just not interested in living in a large city and I'm super tired of the 45 minute commute each way to where I currently work, hence the focus on rural or suburban schools.
You're probably right, the continuous openings are probably in the more challenging schools. That, or the openings are for the more in-demand areas like Math, Science, or SPED, which can be hard to fill. My school isn't a challenging school at all, we just have a hard time filling those subjects with quality candidates since we're very small and cannot offer a competitive salary compared to larger schools in the area. It could go either way, but since someone else mentioned that Davidson County has the best pay with the worst schools, I'll probably give that county a miss.
I will definitely keep Shelby County in mind together with some of the others that were mentioned. I appreciate your input!
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Hi Jen.Matthews, I was wondering what you decided on? I am also interested in teaching in a rural area (GA) and would love to hear your input and opinions. Did you end up moving to TX, TN, or AR?
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