Trying to land a teaching job in Raleigh area for 5 years...
Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill, CaryThe Triangle Area
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My point was...about 5 years ago it was more "Prestigous" to work/teach in Wake County, as opposed to a more rural, outlying county...not sure why, but I heard this when I moved here from people that worked/live here for a while. To say "I teach in Wake County" as opposed to "I teach in Johnston County" just sounded better. Sort of like saying "I teach at Beverly Hills High or in Manhattan" compared to "I teach in East L.A. or The Bronx".
But now, with some of the bad press Wake County is getting, its not like that anymore
LOL--of course with what teachers get paid in general in any county, it really is not "prestigous", money-wise, to be a teacher anywhere.
IMHO, it's a buyers market. the teacher with the least experience is going to get hired...because they can be paid the least. Principals aren't stuck with them so if they aren't great, they can hire someone else new the next year.
There is an amazing amount of turnover in the schools here...teachers, not just students. My daughter goes to a Magnet school with no available seats, high stability, yet a LOT of the teachers in that building are moving on.
And then you look at a school like Sanderson High School...
The scores aren't the highest but the SAME TEACHERS that taught my first child were there for my 2nd, 3rd and FOURTH child!
So...scores don't tell the whole story!
Vicki
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