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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Barry,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>You certainly have my sympathy on two fronts</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>1. The contract job rather than an on-going position. This
is a terrible situation for many newer teachers caused essentially by the school
based appointments system mixed with meagre school budgets that are determined
annually on the basis of student numbers.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>2. The Maths rather than the IT. Maths teachers are in
short supply we hear, and Maths is a core subject that must be taught. So that
is where you get put. When I started teaching, in a distant time long long ago,
Maths and Science teachers were in short supply and the Dept had too many
History teachers. So guess who ended up teaching junior Maths?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>You could of course turn the job down now. But of course
that leaves you up the creek without a paddle.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Best of luck</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Robert Hind (Semi-retired)<BR>Ex Traralgon and
Ashwood<BR></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=jagguy999@gmail.com href="mailto:jagguy999@gmail.com">andrew
barry</A> </DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, January 28, 2008 11:35
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Year 12 IT Apps] NEED IT
JOB</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>I have a contract job teaching maths at a public school
but i want a IT job. The school I work at just recently have told me
they have changed my subject loading after i signed on as a IT teacher for
2008. I am very annoyed as i woudnt have accepted the job if i had know this
would happen.<BR><BR>I am 37 and have worked over a year as a IT teacher and
have done 6 years as a IT teacher in Tafe. Also I am fully
registered.<BR><BR>I really want to teach IT and cant see any jobs in
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