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duffyduff

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7. Face it: The overwhelming majority of these charter school and regular private school teachers

Reply to groovedaddy (Original post)

Wed Aug 28, 2013, 11:57 AM

Aug 2013

are working in these places is because they can't get jobs in regular public schools, mostly because the competition for those jobs is so fierce.

Once there are job offers from those public schools, those teachers will bail.

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At Charter Schools, Short Careers by Choice [View all] groovedaddy Aug 2013 OP

as in, when teachers get better and want higher pay, they need to be dumped ASP nt msongs Aug 2013 #1

Two and a half years of average experience. Meaning, they don't know how to teach yet. Squinch Aug 2013 #2

Yep. mbperrin Aug 2013 #3

I seriously doubt it is all entirely by choice. knitter4democracy Aug 2013 #4

Young principals without experience coaching young teachers with none. kwassa Aug 2013 #5

That isn't teaching, that's a tourist. Starry Messenger Aug 2013 #6

Face it: The overwhelming majority of these charter school and regular private school teachers duffyduff Aug 2013 #7

They are no more than indentured servents.... AnneD Aug 2013 #8

In most industries/professions they are called "interns". Smarmie Doofus Sep 2013 #9