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The Brooklyn Teacher Recruitment Fair and the Morale of the Motivated Newbies3 comments

thirdgenteacher wrote 1 month ago: Monday night’s recruitment fair left a fair amount of Teaching Fellows feeling dejected. There … more →

Tags: alternative certification, Cohort 18, New Teacher Hiring Freeze

Dueling Dual Demos3 comments

thirdgenteacher wrote 1 month ago: Two demo lessons in two weeks + a new teaching fellow = stress!!! (But fun stress! Stress that leads … more →

Tags: alternative certification, Demo Lessons

Don't. Have. Energy. But. Must. Post.2 comments

thirdgenteacher wrote 1 month ago: Updates: Between last week and this week, I’ve had three interviews. Yes! Two of those were at … more →

Tags: Classroom Observations, New Teacher Hiring Freeze, NYCTF

Planning Makes Perfect!

thirdgenteacher wrote 2 months ago: Working Hard! It’s good that I’m excited and frustrated (in a positive way) by developin … more →

Clap Once if You Hear Me!3 comments

funemployednyc wrote 2 months ago: Wow. Today I went to my first professional development workshop. You might be asking, How are you g … more →

Diphthongs...Diphthongs, anyone? 20 cents each!5 comments

funemployednyc wrote 2 months ago: I feel like this right now. The first question in the practice CST test (Cliffs Notes version): Wh … more →

Job Fairs, Resumes and Classroom Visits. Oh My!

funemployednyc wrote 2 months ago: Classroom? The Hudson River! A few days ago, in a boardroom of a Bible society in midtown Manh … more →

Tags: Classroom Observations

My K-8 School2 comments

funemployednyc wrote 2 months ago: When I was a kid, growing up in Philadelphia, all that I wanted was to have my mom as my teacher. S … more →

Tags: NYCTF

Looking ahead

mjwhite3 wrote 4 months ago: I’ve written recently of leaving my current employer, which won’t happen until August, b … more →

Tags: Personal Musings, Education, ending a journalism career, finished with journalism, Future of Journalism, Journalism, journalism school, leaving journalism, starting a new career

Going back to school after age 35...

Kim Earley wrote 5 months ago: So, I want to hear about other people’s experiences of going back to school after their 35th b … more →

Tags: careers, Adult Education, School, second career, Teaching

Remembering how to love yourself

mjwhite3 wrote 5 months ago: Now that I have an escape option from my current employer I am feeling so much happier. This happine … more →

Tags: Personal Musings, Journalism, leaving journalism, journalism school, finished with journalism, Future of Journalism, Education, ending a journalism career, starting a new career

Starting over

mjwhite3 wrote 5 months ago: I’ve sent my college transcript to my state’s department of education, where it will be … more →

Tags: Personal Musings, Education, ending a journalism career, leaving journalism, starting a new career

The Fallacy of "Teachers ARE Paid"7 comments

RJ wrote 1 year ago: I am trying to approach the topic of teacher pay in a non-accusatory, intellectual manner. But I ca … more →

Tags: Unemployment, Education, Teacher Education, teacher work days, new york teachers, teacher pay comparision, average teacher salary, teacher benefits

Becoming a Teacher: The Hidden Costs 2 comments

RJ wrote 1 year ago: Maybe you don’t think too highly of teachers. Some say, “If you can’t DO, teach, … more →

Tags: Unemployment, Teachers, Student Loans, Teaching, substitutes, Transcripts, teacher licensure, Teacher pay, teacher certifiction


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