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From: gbs@gpu.utcs.utoronto.ca (Gideon Sheps)
Date: Thu, 16-Nov-89 22:05:30 EST
Message-ID: <1989Nov16.220530.549@gpu.utcs.utoronto.ca>
Organization: University of Toronto Computing Services
Newsgroups: ont.general
Subject: Re: Teachers
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In article <18224@watdragon.waterloo.edu> mdhutton@violet.waterloo.edu (Mike Hutton) writes:
>In article <1989Nov14.232239.5289@gpu.utcs.utoronto.ca> gbs@gpu.utcs.UUCP (Gideon Sheps) writes:
>>In article <18113@watdragon.waterloo.edu> mdhutton@violet.waterloo.edu (Mike Hutton) writes:
>>>I'm not so sure about the collage strike, partly because I am ignorant of
>>>most of the details.  I can't really understand why college teachers would
>>>make less than high-school teachers.  If so, why is there not a shortage
>>>of college teachers? (ie. they *should* obviously be well qualified to teach
>>>high-school??).  Is there a college teacher to answer this question?
>>
>>Have you perhaps applied for a job as a high school teacher recently ?
>>If so.. where was it - many people are currently looking for *the* 
>>opening in Ontario.
>>
>>Ok.. I exagerate slightly... but only slightly.
>
>What are you getting at, I only see two implications of the statement
>1. Some College teachers are high-school teachers who couldn't get a job?
>2. College teachers wishing to teach high-school are not as qualified
>   as people graduating from teacher's college, and can't compete for jobs.
>

Noooo.. you misunderstand me...  The assertion I was responding to says
(as I read it) that if other teachers (H.S. & Public school) are doing so
much better - why arn't all the college teachers changing jobs. My reponse
simply says.. even if they wanted to, there are no jobs for the taking.

..except - as he pointed out in a follow up - in certain areas (Math, Comp
Sci and French) where there is in fact great demand. (This was the part I
was covering with my admission that I do somewhat exagerate)
-- 
Gideon Sheps
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