Stalemate (Part 1 of 2)
Stalemate 1 of 2
(Sorry for the time off guys..)
After so much work subbing and making various professional contacts within New York City, the DOE (Department of Education) dealt what was a decive blow to my quest to finding a Full Time Position English during the 2009-2010 year at the proffesional level. They managed to do this by imposing a hiring freeze that limits the hiring of new teachers who aren’t from programs like the NYC Teaching Fellows and those that don’t come from the ATR/Excessed pool.
Logically it makes sense. The ATR pool was costing the city tons of money, and well messing up deals established programs like the Fellows could have definitely caused serious problems down the road. Emotionally tho…Imagine spending years in school, accumulating debt and then being told….”Well maybe next year. Please wait for us?”
My issue being that some of the teachers in the ATR pool aren’t up to snuff. I’ve heard stories of people excessing an entire subject to get ride of a bad teacher who had attained tenure. I’ve even seen first hand how when an excessed teacher returns to a school after a year or two off, well their teaching skills are far less than spectacular.
Next: Why is it a stalemate then?
[Chester Kent]
Thanks for posting about this, I would love to read more about this topic.