On 6/27/09, To Judy Not offensive at all. Thanks wrote:
> 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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