To: one_less who wrote (566722 ) 5/17/2010 1:26:55 PM From: tejek Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1578479 stand corrected... 'Not a suburb.' I can see how that changes everthing. <SARCASM> Of course that changes everything........people who live in the city often have a very different perpective than those who live in the suburbs."Where did I say I was an expert? Oh right......you're making it up as you go along........AGAIN. Nope. In so many words you claimed that made you an authority, whether used the word 'expert' or not is immaterial. Of course, I didn't make that claim.Apparently that didn't transition into an actual teaching job, make of that what you will. Uh.....pumpkin, teaching jobs are a little hard to find these days. You should know that...... Hard to find? Oh ... let me take a quick look... ah first link opens and says "New Jobs This Week Over the past seven days 1406 jobs have been posted."educationamerica.net ; You've never taught, have you? I guess no one told you that homeschooling doesn't count. Well let me expand your knowledge.........teaching positions that are advertised usually are already filled by teachers who have some senority. Jobs for new teachers are very hard to find......half my cohort doesn't have jobs. Next ... Oh no this wont do. The Teacher Shortage in America (past two decades). According to the National Center for Education Statistics (2007), 8% of teachers changed professions during the 2003-04 school year and another 8% transferred to a different school. You really are as dumb as rocks. Do you ever read the news:teacher lay offs news.google.com These are layoffs from all over the country. They have been ongoing for two years. I swear......you must live in a bubble.What 16% of the jobs came open each year? www.nationalforum.com/.../Flynt,%20Samuel%20Teacher%20Shortage%20in%20America.pdf · Here it is. A genuine authority. The Occupational Outlook Handbook Employment: Kindergarten, elementary school, middle school, and secondary school teachers, held about 3.5 million jobs in 2008. Employment change. Employment of kindergarten, elementary, middle, and secondary school teachers is expected to grow by 13 percent between 2008 and 2018, which is about as fast as the average for all occupations. That is 3.9 million with some new and 16% being re-opened each year. The NEA says they need more men too. Try again... No pumpkin....its time you start dealing in facts instead of living in your extensive fantasy world where you think you are brilliant.