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Lesson Plans


Priorities

From: James West (jwest)
Date: Sun Jun 25 2000 - 13:24:55 PDT

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    Dear List,

    I'm a self-confessed "lurker". I don't usually ask for anything, but I'm
    finding myself in a jam with my priorities in a job search. I have been
    teaching for two years in the following situation:

    -Between two schools, (700 students at one, 800 at the other).
    -On a cart at each school.
    -Teaching grades 1-5.
    -After school art club at each school.
    -About $2,000 annual budget at each school.
    -No planning or passing periods.
    -Anywhere from 30-42 students in each class.

    This was my first art job and I obviously didn't know many of the important
    questions to ask in that interview. While I now know what my dream job
    would be, and I ask all of the questions, I find that many of the jobs miss
    one or two of my criterea. I am looking for words of wisdom from any people
    that have been in good and bad conditions. What is more important in a
    school?

    -Administrative support
    -Adequate and approprate space for the program
    -Budget
    -Class sizes

    If I have to give something up, which one should it be? Frankly, I have two
    jobs that are looking really closely at me, one has an incredible program in
    place (and large shoes to fill), but I'm not convinced about the
    administrative support. The other has nothing in place, wants to build a
    great program, but lacks space, and class sizes are high. The plus to this
    one is that administration will give me anything I want (short of space
    because it doesn't exist). I am not looking for a majic answer, but rather
    some shared reflections from people that have been in both situations.

    Thank you everyone! I always get the greatest insight from this list!

    Jennifer
    Chicago 

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