Part timers are always your best buy for the money. They have degrees and experience. They really want to be at the school with the children and usually stick around for an hour or more during the day after their classes are over...helping out with hall and other duties. They do not receive benefits either and are rarely absent. All counties should consider hiring as many part time teachers as possible.
Bettyof GA7:16PM May 26, 2012
I agree part-times often have advance degrees - the reason being that most part-time teachers are teacher retirees and spent 30 years in a profession where there is an incentive (pay increase) to earn advance degrees. These retired teachers are also allowed to double dip - keeping their retirement checks (which is very generous) and being paid to work part-time on a pay scale equaled to that of active teachers. Where is the tax money going? Our tax money is being uses to lure NCR to Georgia. We must question the state of Georgia about it's support of our state run public school systems. Locale government entities such as Fayette, Fulton, etc. supplement what is given by the state (the richer the county/city the more the supplement), but it is the state's responsibility to educate the children of Georgia. With every public school system naming their educational domain, this fact is oftened overlooked.
C. T. Gaskinof GA8:15AM June 08, 2009
Most counties are not re-hiring part-time teachers. These are some of the MOST qualified teachers in a school-system. A part-time teacher is MORE qualified than most full-time teachers, b/c school systems make part-time teachers submit a proposal justifying why they should be hired. Now, ANY full-time teacher (Cherokee County) has gotten a contract, but part-time are being let go. This means, a first year teacher w/ a bachelor's degree who was hired in 2008, get precedence over 2 part-time teachers who have master's and specialist degrees and multiple endorsements. Part-time teachers work part-time because they have other obligations that usually prohibit them from going full-time into the workforce. They are happy and refreshed and teach b/c they really want to teach...even if for half a day instead of a full one. What a shame that Cherokee County can do this to children!
kkof GA2:54PM February 21, 2009
Forsyth county schools are displacing 300 full-time teachers and moving within the county. Many have not found a job yet. All part-time teachers have been let go.
Patti Fullerof GA2:25PM February 11, 2009
If you are looking for quality public education, do not look in Georgia. Money is tight and class sizes will swell. The biggest reason private schools offer a quality education is a low student to teacher ratio. If you are looking for a teaching job in GA, do not waste your time. Fulton County is not hiring and have canceled their job fairs. Forsyth most likely is not hiring either (according to their web page). Good luck job seekers, seek elsewhere. Where is my tax money going????
mike of woodstockof GA4:55PM January 26, 2009
As a citizen of Fayette county, I'm a bit ashamed of how far we've fallen. I'm a high school junior, and my parents explicity moved to FC when I was little because FC was one of the best school districts in the state. Now? I just wish we could go back to before these difficult economic times.
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