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"Brian Reay" wrote in message
... Such things are not uncommon Jerry. Some wannabe manages to secure a post in local college (were qualifications are often not required to teach) and last under a term. He may well end up leaving under a could, probably with a letter to the Principal claiming some mal-practice on the part of the college when, in fact, the wannabe was simply not up to the job. He will forever claim to have teaching or lecturing experience. Aah, but in earlier years, those who graduated were assumed to be born naturals as teachers, and were able to get a job in state schools because a teaching certificate was not needed. It was only in later years when standards had been dumbed down, and entirely the wrong sort of candidate was being attracted, mebbe some mediocre engineer who had been dismissed from industry, that the teaching certificate was made mandatory, because the candidates were no longer born naturals, and needed to be taught what to do. Unfortunately, as this NG shows only too well, there are some who, despite having such a certificate, have personality defects that render them to be unsuitable to be employed in any school in any capacity (mentioning no names) |
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On 5/16/2014 10:34 AM, Brian Reay wrote:
On 16/05/14 14:53, Jerry Stuckle wrote: And I'll never forget the time a friend (and fellow IBMer) of mine's early teen daughter took a night course on computers (this was back in the mid-late 80's). On the first night, the instructor held up a 5.25" diskette and said "This is a floppy disk". The instructor then held up a 3.5" diskette and said "This is a hard disk". The class was downhill from there. Such things are not uncommon Jerry. Some wannabe manages to secure a post in local college (were qualifications are often not required to teach) and last under a term. He may well end up leaving under a could, probably with a letter to the Principal claiming some mal-practice on the part of the college when, in fact, the wannabe was simply not up to the job. He will forever claim to have teaching or lecturing experience. Yes, unfortunately, you're correct, Brian. I've seen this all too many times in night schools/adult education classes. But then in their defense, the schools have their own problems. I got a call from another school in the same area, wanting me to teach. They were offering $15/hr. (this was early 90's) for actual class time; prep, grading of papers, etc. were all on my time. They aren't going to get a good instructor at that rate, even for night classes. But they also have to keep their costs down so that classes are affordable to almost everyone. -- ================== Remove the "x" from my email address Jerry Stuckle ================== |
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On 16/05/14 16:39, Jerry Stuckle wrote:
On 5/16/2014 10:34 AM, Brian Reay wrote: On 16/05/14 14:53, Jerry Stuckle wrote: And I'll never forget the time a friend (and fellow IBMer) of mine's early teen daughter took a night course on computers (this was back in the mid-late 80's). On the first night, the instructor held up a 5.25" diskette and said "This is a floppy disk". The instructor then held up a 3.5" diskette and said "This is a hard disk". The class was downhill from there. Such things are not uncommon Jerry. Some wannabe manages to secure a post in local college (were qualifications are often not required to teach) and last under a term. He may well end up leaving under a could, probably with a letter to the Principal claiming some mal-practice on the part of the college when, in fact, the wannabe was simply not up to the job. He will forever claim to have teaching or lecturing experience. Yes, unfortunately, you're correct, Brian. I've seen this all too many times in night schools/adult education classes. But then in their defense, the schools have their own problems. I got a call from another school in the same area, wanting me to teach. They were offering $15/hr. (this was early 90's) for actual class time; prep, grading of papers, etc. were all on my time. They aren't going to get a good instructor at that rate, even for night classes. But they also have to keep their costs down so that classes are affordable to almost everyone. Rates for qualified maths specialists here, with a good exam result history, is a lot more generous, if you want the work. |
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On 5/16/2014 12:01 PM, Brian Reay wrote:
On 16/05/14 16:39, Jerry Stuckle wrote: On 5/16/2014 10:34 AM, Brian Reay wrote: On 16/05/14 14:53, Jerry Stuckle wrote: And I'll never forget the time a friend (and fellow IBMer) of mine's early teen daughter took a night course on computers (this was back in the mid-late 80's). On the first night, the instructor held up a 5.25" diskette and said "This is a floppy disk". The instructor then held up a 3.5" diskette and said "This is a hard disk". The class was downhill from there. Such things are not uncommon Jerry. Some wannabe manages to secure a post in local college (were qualifications are often not required to teach) and last under a term. He may well end up leaving under a could, probably with a letter to the Principal claiming some mal-practice on the part of the college when, in fact, the wannabe was simply not up to the job. He will forever claim to have teaching or lecturing experience. Yes, unfortunately, you're correct, Brian. I've seen this all too many times in night schools/adult education classes. But then in their defense, the schools have their own problems. I got a call from another school in the same area, wanting me to teach. They were offering $15/hr. (this was early 90's) for actual class time; prep, grading of papers, etc. were all on my time. They aren't going to get a good instructor at that rate, even for night classes. But they also have to keep their costs down so that classes are affordable to almost everyone. Rates for qualified maths specialists here, with a good exam result history, is a lot more generous, if you want the work. Brian, I'm sure they are here, also. Remember, this was 20 years ago. But unfortunately, I'm on the other side of the pond, so I couldn't take advantage of it, anyway. -- ================== Remove the "x" from my email address Jerry Stuckle ================== |
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"Brian Reay" wrote in message
... Rates for qualified maths specialists here, with a good exam result history, is a lot more generous, if you want the work. 53 |
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