I chose to review Jlynch and Bojan's oral history projects because they speak about situations that I could potentially face as an education major.
Regardless of experience or level of education, in today's economy a job is never promised, never secure, its the luck of the draw as with anything else.
The stories talk about two educated people who chose the same career paths and the one with no actual work experience was fortunate enough to be employed. While the other has several years of experience but is just not desireable to potential employers to land a job.
I currently have several friends who are educators in Chicago and who face many obstacles in trying to remain employed, due to "job cuts". They try to advise me on my education and the things that I should do to secure a position with a company.
Discussions questions...
1. With the current need for educators, how is it that there are so many teachers without jobs?
2. With our growing population and our economic downfall more and more schools are closing, causing the remaining schools to be over populated. What affect does this have on our childrens education?
3.Why would a potential employer employ a teacher with no experience over someone with experience?
The number of teachers that are of retirement age but not yet retired and their effectiveness? Student to teacher ratio, before this current economic crisis and now and it's affect on educating our young? Level of education of the current educators to those still trying to gain employment?
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