Monday, February 21, 2011

Are you sick of highly paid teachers?

by Meredith Menden on Friday, February 18, 2011 at 6:32pm

Are you sick of highly paid teachers?

Teachers' hefty salaries are driving up taxes, and they only work 9 or10 months a year! It's time we put things in perspective and pay them for what they do - babysit! We can get that for less than minimum wage.

That's right. Let's give them $3.00 an hour and only the hours they worked; not any of that silly planning time, or any time they spend before or after school. That would be $19.50 a day (7:45 to 3:00 PM with 45 min. off for lunch and plan-- that equals 6 1/2 hours).

Each parent should pay $19.50 a day for these teachers to baby-sit their children. Now how many students do they teach in a day...maybe 30? So that's $19.50 x 30 = $585.00 a day. However, remember they only work 180 days a year!!! I am not going to pay them for any vacations.

LET'S SEE....

That's $585 X 180= $105,300 per year. (Hold on! My calculator needs new batteries).

What about those special education teachers and the ones with Master's degrees? Well, we could pay them minimum wage ($7.75), and just to be fair, round it off to $8.00 an hour. That would be $8 X 6 1/2 hours X 30 children X 180 days = $280,800 per year.

Wait a minute -- there's something wrong here! There sure is!

The average teacher's salary (nation wide) is $50,000. $50,000/180 days = $277.77/per day/30 students=$9.25/6.5 hours = $1.42 per hour per student--a very inexpensive baby-sitter and they even EDUCATE your kids!) WHAT A DEAL!!!!

Make a teacher smile; repost this to show appreciation for all educators.

Thursday, February 17, 2011

Long Term Sub Position in Language Arts

Please contact me if you are certified in Middle Grades Language Arts and are available to take a long term sub position in a northern metro county.

Job Opening - French

Conyers Middle School is seeking a French teacher who is also certified to teach another content field (keep in mind, if you are not currently certified to teach another field, you might be able to add a field by passing the GACE in an additional area).

If you know of anyone who might be interested, please ask her/him to contact Principal Nesmith at mnesmith@rockdale.k12.ga.us

Wednesday, February 16, 2011

French Position at APS

Atlanta Public Schools has an immediate need for a certified French teacher to fill a long-term substitute position at Washington High School. Please direct all inquiries to Anita Lawrence, World Languages Coordinator in Atlanta Public Schools. Ms. Lawrence's information is listed below.

Anita Lawrence
World Languages Coordinator
Department for Learning Excellence
Atlanta Public Schools
Phone: 404-802-7580
Fax: 404-624-4073

ablawrence@atlanta.k12.ga.us
www.atlantapublicschools.us

Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Education Career Fair

Upcoming Career Fairs

School Of Education
TEACHER CAREER FAIR
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
NGCSU Campus
Memorial Hall
ECE/SPED Majors 2:00 – 3:00
MG/Secondary/P-12 Majors 3:00 – 4:00
MAT & Post Bacc Students 4:00 – 5:00
Meet & Greet Human Resource Directors and Principals from many Georgia School Systems.
In addition, please plan to attend our Large Group Forums to receive helpful tips such as correct resume writing, interviewing skills and conducting an effective career search. Times are as follows:
1:00 Mr. Robert Maxson, Fulton County Schools
3:00 Mrs. Kimberly Williams, Gwinnett County Schools
Memorial Hall, Room 208
BRING YOUR RESUME & DRESS TO IMPRESS!
For more information please contact Shelley Shope at srshope@northgeorgia.edu.

PRESENTATION: “Principals” of Interviewing
DATE: Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2011
TIME: 1:00 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.
LOCATION: Memorial Hall, Room 208
Learn information about the following that may be helpful to you in your job search whether you are planning to begin your career in metro Atlanta or anywhere else:
School system hiring process Interview questions Job search strategies Etc.
Space is limited.

Charter School Job Fair - Georgia Tech GTRI Conference Center
Saturday, March 05, 2011
9:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. Open to Public
For more information please visit: http://www.gacharters.org/calendar-events/charter-schools-job-fair

GACE College-to-Career Fair
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Cobb Galleria, Atlanta, GA
Click here for more information.