I didn't find anything offensive in your post and hope mine
didn't seem that way either - it was not intended to be. Judy

On 6/27/09, I new I'd get reamed! I'm not saying that ALL of
California wrote:
>
> is liberal or "strange". I understand there are small
> conservative towns in California. I'm just not in one of
> them. Maybe I was too harsh. It's just been hard for me to
> find teachers in my area with my conservative viewpoint.
>
> Didn't mean to slam California. I've been here a long time
> so I must not hate it! So if I offended anyone, I'm sorry.
> As far as humanistic teaching, do you understand what that
> is? Anyway, that's for another time.
>
>
> This is just my opinion. Thanks for letting me share.
>
>
> On 6/27/09, Judy2/CA wrote:
>> Before I moved to CA 25 years ago with my new husband I
>> was told not to go
>> by several of my coworkers because "they're all
>> heathens out there and spend all their time in hot
>> tubs." Well, we do have a "hot tub" but
>> we're too busy to use it! I think people's images of CA
>> come from TV. I live in a town of 100,000 surrounded by
>> ag fields. It's as conservative here is at was in my
>> midwestern town but maybe just a tad more open-minded.
>> We get student teachers from several different colleges
>> and I haven't noticed any strange ideas from anyone.
>> They seem to adjust to our district's No Child Left
>> Untested mantra!
>>
>> On 6/27/09, Ask a Californian wrote:
>>> California is a dichotomy. Yes, it is liberal-in
>>> large metropolitan areas mostly. The valley and
>>> southern California is very conservative. For example
>>> look at Prop. 8. The conservative vote prevailed in
>>> California. Even Iowa is more liberal on the gay
>>> marriage issue than California.
>>>
>>> I live and work in the "liberal" San
>>> Francisco area. I've had student teachers. I haven't
>>> seen "humanistic ideology" coming from the
>>> colleges nor have I seen student centered teaching as
>>> opposed to teacher directed. What I have seen is
>>> student teachers approaching teaching trying various
>>> methods-group work, multisensory approaches, use of
>>> technology, etc. California credentialing is very
>>> strict-just ask anyone who has come from out of
>>> state. My school district-a large diverse district in
>>> the SF bay area-is very careful to avoid becoming a
>>> "jump on the latest fad" district-as I
>>> think most districts are. We're pretty mainstream.
>>>
>>> It's interesting to me that people across the country
>>> assign labels to California without seeing first hand
>>> what really goes on here.
>>>
>>>
>>> On 6/26/09, Good choice! wrote:
>>>> I'm originally from Oklahoma and wish I could go
>>>> back. California has been my home for a long time
>>>> but it's just too "out" there for me. I'm
>>>> more small town, conservative. I've also read
>>>> articles about how California's teaching colleges
>>>> are pushing humanistic ideology, student-centered
>>>> teaching rather than teacher directed. I just have
>>>> a different philosophy.
>>>>
>>>> Oh boy, wait to see what others post after reading
>>>> this! lol
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 6/26/09, Casey LE wrote:
>>>>> My husband and I have decided to stay in Texas. I
>>>>> can't believe it's that bad in California right
>>>>> now. I really didn't realize the extent to which
>>>>> California is messed up financially.
>>>>>
>>>>> My husband said we may try again in a few years,
>>>>> altho it seems to me as if Texas is just all
>>>>> around better and sounder than California.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On 6/24/09, No jobs in CA sorry nfm wrote:
>>>>>> On 6/19/09, Novalee wrote:
>>>>>>> On 6/19/09, Casey LE wrote:
>>>>>>>> So my husband is a lawyer and he REALLY
>>>>>>>> wants to move to California to be with his
>>>>>>>> family. We currently live in Dallas, Texas.
>>>>>>>> I am fully certified in Texas and have
>>>>>>>> taught 2 years. I do not want to move
>>>>>>>> unless I have a job, and I've heard it is
>>>>>>>> REALLY bad.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> What is the job situation like? We'd be
>>>>>>>> targeting the Riverside, San Bernardino,
>>>>>>>> Corona, Rancho Cucamonga, Inland Empire
>>>>>>>> area.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> My certification is ESL/Middle School/4-8
>>>>>>>> and I've taught 6th Grade math for the past
>>>>>>>> 2 years.
>>>>>>> Ditto to sounds like a bad idea! I'm a
>>>>>>> special ed teacher in New Mexico and applied
>>>>>>> and received a license from Cal last year. I
>>>>>>> have ESL endorsements in both states and
>>>>>>> speak Spanish. I've been on Edjoin.org for
>>>>>>> over a year and was interviewed for one
>>>>>>> position in all of that time. Beside that,
>>>>>>> there are waivers on my license that require
>>>>>>> me to repeat my level 1 training over again
>>>>>>> in their state because they don't like the
>>>>>>> training I got in NM. Think twice and three
>>>>>>> times before leaping!

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