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Message: [QUOTE="M.S.G., post: 4466217, member: 10660"] The trend that I see (and have been a victim of) in Connecticut and Massachusetts is that districts are so tight with their purse strings, for a variety of reasons - not getting as much from the State or the fed as they had normally gotten in past years, or decades. Rather than hiring the most qualified person, they choose a 23 year old right out of college because they can start them at bottom step and hopefully provide them the on the job training and mentoring to make it work. To comment on a post above, I think that these advanced degrees and certification programs are mostly bogus. I think you either have it or you don't, grad school isn't going to improve that. I've worked with so many talented people, men and women who were leagues more bright than I yet they can't handle a classroom full of kids no matter the level. I changed schools after 2 months this year, went to a school that I was a finalist at over the summer - who chose a cheaper option over me. As it turned out, another teacher had left after the first day of school and they immediately started moving money around to try and get me there. Took almost 2 months for them to get it straight, but it happened. He's a REALLY good kid, but I hear his classes everyday, the way the kids talk to him because he's younger is not okay with me, the noise and the chaos is tough to hear. Whereas, I was warned that I was walking into a tough set of classes - and they've been angels. Sure one tough class gives me a run for my money but I have 15 years of experience and patience to work off of to keep it under control. Long story short, the trend of hiring 23 year olds over veterans because districts can't manage paying teachers 30k more is embarrassing. We're talking 30k not 100. I'm just glad I was able to get to my utopia before I cost too much, I thank my lucky stars every day. [/QUOTE]

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