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My husband and I are graduating college in April and will be looking for jobs teaching high school. I'll be certified to teach English. He'll be primarily looking for a coaching job (he has 4 years experience as head basketball coach, 3 years as head football and head track) but will also be certified to teach Social Studies. We will both be first-year teachers. We live in MS where there are plenty of teaching jobs, but we also want to apply in some other areas. Ideally, we'd like to leave MS.
How is the Western NC mountain area as far as teaching jobs? We love the area, but I've been hearing that teaching jobs are nearly impossible to find around there, especially in Asheville. Is this true throughout the area? Is anywhere even worth applying, especially with us being inexperienced? Any info is welcome!
We love the area, but I've been hearing that teaching jobs are nearly impossible to find around there, especially in Asheville. Is this true throughout the area?
Yes. NC laid off 10000 government employees last month including teachers, teacher aids, and school personal. So there are thousands ahead of you who already live here trying to apply. Buncombe county alone laid of some 80 teacher assistants.
Best to get a few years of teaching under your belt somewhere else (re: anywhere else you actually get offered a job) and then try to apply here, if they aren't still cutting back. I know plenty of newly graduated and old timer teachers that either cant get jobs in the mountains to begin with or were laid off from a mountain system. The only teaching majors I know that have gotten jobs in the past few years were either in Greensboro or Charlotte and most were in the inner city systems that no one else wants.
Only anecdotal, but we have a few friends who have kids, recently graduated, or just recieved master degree(s)...none can find even face time for an interview anywhere in 'western NC'. Some have teaching experience; still few call backs, other than to say, no positions. Simply fwiw.
GL, mD
Yes. NC laid off 10000 government employees last month including teachers, teacher aids, and school personal. So there are thousands ahead of you who already live here trying to apply. Buncombe county alone laid of some 80 teacher assistants.
Well that is disappointing, but kind of what I expected. I guess we'll focus on other areas. Maybe one day the situation will change and we can try again! Thanks for the info.
Thank you for at least asking before just moving here anyway, as so many do.
Also, the more years of teaching you have under your belt, the more you'll be in demand. New, inexperienced teachers are a "dime a dozen" in NC, I'm afraid.
Teaching jobs are in short supply in many areas of the country. There's a lengthy thread in the Education forum discussing where teachers might be able to find positions for the upcoming school year.
Teaching jobs are in short supply in many areas of the country. There's a lengthy thread in the Education forum discussing where teachers might be able to find positions for the upcoming school year.
Oh good, I'll check it out! Thanks for the info!
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