Out of Work in Finance, They Turn to Teaching

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<A href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/10/nyregion/new-jersey/10tradersnj.html">http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/10/nyregion/new-jersey/10tradersnj.html</A>
 
I think that's great, provided that the people entering the field are doing it for at least some other reason besides money. My last two student teachers have been two men, one in his 50's, the other in his 60's. They both are from finance backgrounds. It took one of them an entire semester to realize that he just didn't have the energy or the ability to deal with the demands of the job. My current student teacher is a great guy but I'm afraid that by the time he develops the skills to be a really successful teacher, he'll be ready to retire. Then, of course we have the problem in our state that no one is hiring, only firing. I know that there are many quality people out there who can bring their practical mathematical knowledge to the field and I am happy to help them.
 
New York City Says New Teachers Need Not Apply

<A href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/11/nyregion/11teachers.html?hp">http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/11/nyregion/11teachers.html?hp</A>
 
Meanwhile, LAUSD thinks it's too tedious to fire or follow-up on failed teachers and accused molesters. <a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-teachers10-2009may10,0,1000273.story">http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-teachers10-2009may10,0,1000273.story</a>



Most teachers are good, but the school systems in general are horribly broken.
 
Yes, I'm confident Santa Ana isn't that bad. :)



We have good schools and good teachers, but the system is still broken. Some districts are notoriously broken. IUSD, like the other good schools and districts, succeed in spite of the system.
 
Yes, the system is broken. Unfortunately, the requirements of the state and the NCLB legislation make it harder for schools to do the things that they know are right for students. The teachers at my school are currently having to fight against the district and state mandates in order to provide the what we think is the best education for students. That energy could be used in so many more productive ways. My own kids live in the city I teach, yet they will go to a charter school, the only place we can find near us that provides dual language instruction. The school districts are required to provide more of the same due to the limited focus of standards based testing, yet many of us search for something more than this. It is very sad.
 
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