On 6/27/09, Judy2/CA wrote:
> 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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