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I am a tenured middle school reading teacher with a k-12 certificate in a New Jersey school district. The district may be eliminating my postion due to a rif. I am also certified as an elementary k-8 teacher as well however, I have never taught elementary in this district. Am I entitled to bump an elementary teacher, tenured or not with less service in the district?
I am a tenured middle school reading teacher with a k-12 certificate in a New Jersey school district. The district may be eliminating my postion due to a rif. I am also certified as an elementary k-8 teacher as well however, I have never taught elementary in this district. Am I entitled to bump an elementary teacher, tenured or not with less service in the district?
If they rif your position, you would then bump out the lowest teacher in the your area(s) of certification. So its quite possible you will be teaching elementary grades next year.
My parents were not teachers, or any close relatives or friends. Thats why I cant take 'advantage; of the system to become a teacher myself. Sorry, I believe in hiring people for what they know, not who you know.
My parents weren't teachers either. No close friends or relatives either. I got my job by sending out resumes and going on interviews. I ended up getting a job in an urban area of NJ, which wasn't my first choice at the time, but it was an offer so I took it. I've been there 10 years because I work hard and I realize how much I am needed by the students I teach.
I know my story is not the norm. I know in my school alone that many people were hired simply because of who they know. Many are alternate route "teachers" without any training but are relatives or friends. Those are the people that give the rest of us the bad name.
Honestly, I couldn't care less what people think of teachers. I do my job and I do it well. I am by no means overpaid. People think they can judge teachers because they were a student at one time or they have kids in school and they "think" they know it all.
Tenure is in place because sometimes you get people in administration that think they are bigger than they really are. They bully some staff for reasons unrelated to classroom performance because they think they can.
If you have the same amount of students how can you have less teachers ?
you could increase class sizes. However, that's not likely to fly.
Education is a good industry to be in during a down turn. It doesn't shrink, if anything demand for education increases (because no-one is leaving school to find work)
If you have the same amount of students how can you have less teachers ?
What I think they will do is pile in 30 to 35 kids per classroom and cut a good amount of teachers. If money is more important then education, I say go ahead and do it.
What wouldnt fly? Most people in the state have no clue what goes on in education other then in their little suburban town. Most problems in education are in urban cities where parental apathy is systemic. Dont be surprised to see huge classroom sizes in the the "inner" cities here in NJ.
What wouldnt fly? Most people in the state have no clue what goes on in education other then in their little suburban town. Most problems in education are in urban cities where parental apathy is systemic. Dont be surprised to see huge classroom sizes in the the "inner" cities here in NJ.
Mod cut Even a state thats often bashed for its eduaction system like Florida the maximum amount of students you can have in an elementary K-3 class is 18 and 4-6 class is 22. Bottom line is a teacher just can't handle more than that and be effective, especcially with all the inclusions students in a room now. 35 students in a class is sheer nonsense.
Last edited by Viralmd; 02-10-2010 at 06:21 PM..
Reason: Personal attack
Mod cut Even a state thats often bashed for its eduaction system like Florida the maximum amount of students you can have in an elementary K-3 class is 18 and 4-6 class is 22. Bottom line is a teacher just can't handle more than that and be effective, especcially with all the inclusions students in a room now. 35 students in a class is sheer nonsense.
Check out some urban areas of NJ and tell me your numbers add up. Honestly you are 110% wrong. I know classrooms with 28 to 30 kids right here in NJ.
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