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Brooks · Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Posts: 1369 Location: Sagamihara

hi.
Has anyone heard of this program?
I was interested because in the website people can get over $9,000 for college and get certification paid for and get paid a teachers salary.
It means working at a New York city public school.
At some point I will return to the US so I have been thinking about this program.

But I was wondering if funding will be cut or not.
Does anyone know?

Brooks

bnix · Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Posts: 645

Frankly,I could not tell you if funding will be cut.Could be.Mr.Bush is going to have to pay for that little adventure in Iraq SOME way.Consequently, a lot of things might get cut.Education...well ,what the hell,let's cut it...you know what I mean? Rolling Eyes

In all probability, the program you saw on the NET is legit.You would probably be teaching in an inner city school.Good Lord!That is your business, of course.If you do it, better pack your Ouzi or Kalishnikov.

Lynn · Joined: 28 Jan 2003 Posts: 696 Location: in between

I heard that the funding will be cut. The program won't pay for your masters degree entirely, but assist. It's true that you will only be sent to the schools that received the lowest score on a test. So, some areas of the Bronx, East Brooklyn, East Harlem in Manhattan and nothing in Queens and Staten Island because none of those schools scored low enough.

My friend went to an interveiw and she didn't say she was a teacher, rather an instructor, because they are really looking for fresh people who don't have a bias towards teaching and education.

bnix · Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Posts: 645

Ones that don't have a "bias' towards education? Sounds like they are looking for NAIVE people to me! Of course,it is your business,not mine,if you decide to teach at one of those inner city schools. I would not risk my life teaching in any of those places Lynn mentioned. No, I have never taught in those places(Thank God!)...but I have been THROUGH them.SEEING them was enough. Rolling Eyes

Anne Stevens · Joined: 03 Mar 2003 Posts: 49 Location: United states

Yes, I have heard about the program. In deed, I applied for it. There are quite a few great certification programs now.
Please contact me privately, if you need more info.

Sincerely,

Anne Stevens
[email protected]

fat_chris · Joined: 10 Sep 2003 Posts: 3198 Location: Beijing

khmerhit · Posted: Sat Mar 06, 2004 9:30 pm Post subject:

Dear Fat Chris,
Would you care to elaborate? Since the late Bnix is, sadly, no longer, I would be only too happy to stand in in any forthcoming barnie. But not having been a teacher in the Apple, I'm not sure what your gist is.

Are you implying that teaching in New York and the boroughs is not as bad as some people make it out to be? Was Bnix watching too much TV?
Yrs
Khmerhit

fat_chris · Joined: 10 Sep 2003 Posts: 3198 Location: Beijing

Lynn · Joined: 28 Jan 2003 Posts: 696 Location: in between

Go for it Chris. As you know, I lived in New York City for 3 years. In the summer I worked at the Fresh Ari Fund camps. Disadvantages(poor and coming from the previously mentioned areas) inner city boys, ages 9-12. Every session there were a few kids obviously older than 12, but we let it slide.

I had worked with children in Japan and Korea, so I thought it would be a breeze. Well, NYC boys are different than Jpes/Krn boys. But at the same time, children are children and teaching is teaching. At times, I just wanted to explode and at other times, I was thoroughly offended by what some boys said. Evil or Very Mad

Yet, there was always the flip side. The boys who I wanted to take home with me and adopt. Razz

I knew I wasn't going to be in New York for more than 3 years, so I never did the teaching fellows program. You really have to commit longer than that. I really hope you go for it, Chris.