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  • July 22, 2011 at 6:27 AM #713069
    Coronita
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    [quote=eavesdropper]Thanks so much for posting this article, flu. I would have definitely missed it on my own.[/quote]

    It’s just really sad to read about this. I’m not dissying being a nurse (which is what she has to be). It just infurriates me that when our government budgets gets cut, education is the first thing to go. Only third world countries do this.

    July 22, 2011 at 6:35 AM #711873
    Coronita
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    [quote=captcha]I am surprised to read that someone who teaches high-level math at high school finds linear functions and matrix calculus exciting. I was expecting topology, predicate calculus or at least Euclidean geometry. After reading the article, my impression is that she was under-qualified to sub in her son’s school when he was 6 and she was just as under-qualified to teach high-level math at high school.[/quote]

    We’re talking about AP calculus here. While it certainly doesn’t involve abstract math theory to teach, it’s certainly not a walk in the park for most people. It’s probably easy for you and me to say calculus would be so easy to teach because both of us are probably technical and gone through advanced technical degrees…BUT that’s the rub, most of us probably won’t end up teaching for the very same reason that she is mentioning right now…

    It’s really hard to find decent math/science teachers in this country at public schools.. Because folks with that capability usually are elsewhere

    This woman imho I find is remarkable. Because this wasn’t her original area knowledge, and she went out on her own to learn so she could teach. It’s sad she’s not going to be doing this moving forward.

    July 22, 2011 at 6:35 AM #711970
    Coronita
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    [quote=captcha]I am surprised to read that someone who teaches high-level math at high school finds linear functions and matrix calculus exciting. I was expecting topology, predicate calculus or at least Euclidean geometry. After reading the article, my impression is that she was under-qualified to sub in her son’s school when he was 6 and she was just as under-qualified to teach high-level math at high school.[/quote]

    We’re talking about AP calculus here. While it certainly doesn’t involve abstract math theory to teach, it’s certainly not a walk in the park for most people. It’s probably easy for you and me to say calculus would be so easy to teach because both of us are probably technical and gone through advanced technical degrees…BUT that’s the rub, most of us probably won’t end up teaching for the very same reason that she is mentioning right now…

    It’s really hard to find decent math/science teachers in this country at public schools.. Because folks with that capability usually are elsewhere

    This woman imho I find is remarkable. Because this wasn’t her original area knowledge, and she went out on her own to learn so she could teach. It’s sad she’s not going to be doing this moving forward.

    July 22, 2011 at 6:35 AM #712568
    Coronita
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    [quote=captcha]I am surprised to read that someone who teaches high-level math at high school finds linear functions and matrix calculus exciting. I was expecting topology, predicate calculus or at least Euclidean geometry. After reading the article, my impression is that she was under-qualified to sub in her son’s school when he was 6 and she was just as under-qualified to teach high-level math at high school.[/quote]

    We’re talking about AP calculus here. While it certainly doesn’t involve abstract math theory to teach, it’s certainly not a walk in the park for most people. It’s probably easy for you and me to say calculus would be so easy to teach because both of us are probably technical and gone through advanced technical degrees…BUT that’s the rub, most of us probably won’t end up teaching for the very same reason that she is mentioning right now…

    It’s really hard to find decent math/science teachers in this country at public schools.. Because folks with that capability usually are elsewhere

    This woman imho I find is remarkable. Because this wasn’t her original area knowledge, and she went out on her own to learn so she could teach. It’s sad she’s not going to be doing this moving forward.

    July 22, 2011 at 6:35 AM #712720
    Coronita
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    [quote=captcha]I am surprised to read that someone who teaches high-level math at high school finds linear functions and matrix calculus exciting. I was expecting topology, predicate calculus or at least Euclidean geometry. After reading the article, my impression is that she was under-qualified to sub in her son’s school when he was 6 and she was just as under-qualified to teach high-level math at high school.[/quote]

    We’re talking about AP calculus here. While it certainly doesn’t involve abstract math theory to teach, it’s certainly not a walk in the park for most people. It’s probably easy for you and me to say calculus would be so easy to teach because both of us are probably technical and gone through advanced technical degrees…BUT that’s the rub, most of us probably won’t end up teaching for the very same reason that she is mentioning right now…

    It’s really hard to find decent math/science teachers in this country at public schools.. Because folks with that capability usually are elsewhere

    This woman imho I find is remarkable. Because this wasn’t her original area knowledge, and she went out on her own to learn so she could teach. It’s sad she’s not going to be doing this moving forward.

    July 22, 2011 at 6:35 AM #713079
    Coronita
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    [quote=captcha]I am surprised to read that someone who teaches high-level math at high school finds linear functions and matrix calculus exciting. I was expecting topology, predicate calculus or at least Euclidean geometry. After reading the article, my impression is that she was under-qualified to sub in her son’s school when he was 6 and she was just as under-qualified to teach high-level math at high school.[/quote]

    We’re talking about AP calculus here. While it certainly doesn’t involve abstract math theory to teach, it’s certainly not a walk in the park for most people. It’s probably easy for you and me to say calculus would be so easy to teach because both of us are probably technical and gone through advanced technical degrees…BUT that’s the rub, most of us probably won’t end up teaching for the very same reason that she is mentioning right now…

    It’s really hard to find decent math/science teachers in this country at public schools.. Because folks with that capability usually are elsewhere

    This woman imho I find is remarkable. Because this wasn’t her original area knowledge, and she went out on her own to learn so she could teach. It’s sad she’s not going to be doing this moving forward.

    July 22, 2011 at 6:37 AM #711878
    scaredyclassic
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    hmmm. I was just mentioning to my teen that i thought high school science teacher would be a great job for him. he was concerned about the money, maybe the status, and I said, hey, come on man, you’d make enough to live off of, and you’d have all summer to do all the various intense hobbies he’s into, and you get home early every day. and you like hanging out with people and explaining various things to people. i think it could be a very cool occupation for the right fit of person who values lots of time off and is not a superhard worker and who happens to find the work easy. not that teaching (or any job) would necessarily be easy for anyone. it’s the same with all jobs; the purpose of lfie should be to find a job that doesn’t rub you the wrong way, to find a fit where you ar enot bitching and moaning the whole way. any job could be easy or hard, it all depends on the personality of the worker.

    it honestly struck me that my older kid would probably fit in as a hs teacher.

    July 22, 2011 at 6:37 AM #711975
    scaredyclassic
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    hmmm. I was just mentioning to my teen that i thought high school science teacher would be a great job for him. he was concerned about the money, maybe the status, and I said, hey, come on man, you’d make enough to live off of, and you’d have all summer to do all the various intense hobbies he’s into, and you get home early every day. and you like hanging out with people and explaining various things to people. i think it could be a very cool occupation for the right fit of person who values lots of time off and is not a superhard worker and who happens to find the work easy. not that teaching (or any job) would necessarily be easy for anyone. it’s the same with all jobs; the purpose of lfie should be to find a job that doesn’t rub you the wrong way, to find a fit where you ar enot bitching and moaning the whole way. any job could be easy or hard, it all depends on the personality of the worker.

    it honestly struck me that my older kid would probably fit in as a hs teacher.

    July 22, 2011 at 6:37 AM #712573
    scaredyclassic
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    hmmm. I was just mentioning to my teen that i thought high school science teacher would be a great job for him. he was concerned about the money, maybe the status, and I said, hey, come on man, you’d make enough to live off of, and you’d have all summer to do all the various intense hobbies he’s into, and you get home early every day. and you like hanging out with people and explaining various things to people. i think it could be a very cool occupation for the right fit of person who values lots of time off and is not a superhard worker and who happens to find the work easy. not that teaching (or any job) would necessarily be easy for anyone. it’s the same with all jobs; the purpose of lfie should be to find a job that doesn’t rub you the wrong way, to find a fit where you ar enot bitching and moaning the whole way. any job could be easy or hard, it all depends on the personality of the worker.

    it honestly struck me that my older kid would probably fit in as a hs teacher.

    July 22, 2011 at 6:37 AM #712725
    scaredyclassic
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    hmmm. I was just mentioning to my teen that i thought high school science teacher would be a great job for him. he was concerned about the money, maybe the status, and I said, hey, come on man, you’d make enough to live off of, and you’d have all summer to do all the various intense hobbies he’s into, and you get home early every day. and you like hanging out with people and explaining various things to people. i think it could be a very cool occupation for the right fit of person who values lots of time off and is not a superhard worker and who happens to find the work easy. not that teaching (or any job) would necessarily be easy for anyone. it’s the same with all jobs; the purpose of lfie should be to find a job that doesn’t rub you the wrong way, to find a fit where you ar enot bitching and moaning the whole way. any job could be easy or hard, it all depends on the personality of the worker.

    it honestly struck me that my older kid would probably fit in as a hs teacher.

    July 22, 2011 at 6:37 AM #713084
    scaredyclassic
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    hmmm. I was just mentioning to my teen that i thought high school science teacher would be a great job for him. he was concerned about the money, maybe the status, and I said, hey, come on man, you’d make enough to live off of, and you’d have all summer to do all the various intense hobbies he’s into, and you get home early every day. and you like hanging out with people and explaining various things to people. i think it could be a very cool occupation for the right fit of person who values lots of time off and is not a superhard worker and who happens to find the work easy. not that teaching (or any job) would necessarily be easy for anyone. it’s the same with all jobs; the purpose of lfie should be to find a job that doesn’t rub you the wrong way, to find a fit where you ar enot bitching and moaning the whole way. any job could be easy or hard, it all depends on the personality of the worker.

    it honestly struck me that my older kid would probably fit in as a hs teacher.

    July 22, 2011 at 6:39 AM #711883
    Coronita
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    [quote=walterwhite]hmmm. I was just mentioning to my teen that i thought high school science teacher would be a great job for him. he was concerned about the money, maybe the status, and I said, hey, come on man, you’d make enough to live off of, and you’d have all summer to do all the various intense hobbies he’s into, and you get home early every day. and you like hanging out with people and explaining various things to people. i think it could be a very cool occupation for the right fit of person who values lots of time off and is not a superhard worker and who happens to find the work easy. not that teaching (or any job) would necessarily be easy for anyone. it’s the same with all jobs; the purpose of lfie should be to find a job that doesn’t rub you the wrong way, to find a fit where you ar enot bitching and moaning the whole way. any job could be easy or hard, it all depends on the personality of the worker.

    it honestly struck me that my older kid would probably fit in as a hs teacher.[/quote]

    Maybe it would be better at a private school…..

    July 22, 2011 at 6:39 AM #711980
    Coronita
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    [quote=walterwhite]hmmm. I was just mentioning to my teen that i thought high school science teacher would be a great job for him. he was concerned about the money, maybe the status, and I said, hey, come on man, you’d make enough to live off of, and you’d have all summer to do all the various intense hobbies he’s into, and you get home early every day. and you like hanging out with people and explaining various things to people. i think it could be a very cool occupation for the right fit of person who values lots of time off and is not a superhard worker and who happens to find the work easy. not that teaching (or any job) would necessarily be easy for anyone. it’s the same with all jobs; the purpose of lfie should be to find a job that doesn’t rub you the wrong way, to find a fit where you ar enot bitching and moaning the whole way. any job could be easy or hard, it all depends on the personality of the worker.

    it honestly struck me that my older kid would probably fit in as a hs teacher.[/quote]

    Maybe it would be better at a private school…..

    July 22, 2011 at 6:39 AM #712578
    Coronita
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    [quote=walterwhite]hmmm. I was just mentioning to my teen that i thought high school science teacher would be a great job for him. he was concerned about the money, maybe the status, and I said, hey, come on man, you’d make enough to live off of, and you’d have all summer to do all the various intense hobbies he’s into, and you get home early every day. and you like hanging out with people and explaining various things to people. i think it could be a very cool occupation for the right fit of person who values lots of time off and is not a superhard worker and who happens to find the work easy. not that teaching (or any job) would necessarily be easy for anyone. it’s the same with all jobs; the purpose of lfie should be to find a job that doesn’t rub you the wrong way, to find a fit where you ar enot bitching and moaning the whole way. any job could be easy or hard, it all depends on the personality of the worker.

    it honestly struck me that my older kid would probably fit in as a hs teacher.[/quote]

    Maybe it would be better at a private school…..

    July 22, 2011 at 6:39 AM #712730
    Coronita
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    [quote=walterwhite]hmmm. I was just mentioning to my teen that i thought high school science teacher would be a great job for him. he was concerned about the money, maybe the status, and I said, hey, come on man, you’d make enough to live off of, and you’d have all summer to do all the various intense hobbies he’s into, and you get home early every day. and you like hanging out with people and explaining various things to people. i think it could be a very cool occupation for the right fit of person who values lots of time off and is not a superhard worker and who happens to find the work easy. not that teaching (or any job) would necessarily be easy for anyone. it’s the same with all jobs; the purpose of lfie should be to find a job that doesn’t rub you the wrong way, to find a fit where you ar enot bitching and moaning the whole way. any job could be easy or hard, it all depends on the personality of the worker.

    it honestly struck me that my older kid would probably fit in as a hs teacher.[/quote]

    Maybe it would be better at a private school…..

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