As Bushie's World Turns (The Update Thread)

[Filuwaúrdjan]

I do believe I would be good at it.

No.

[Franzl]

What would you want to teach?

[opebo]

I do believe I would be good at it.

No.

He would be just fine. 

Bushie, you remember I told you many times that you could come teach in Thailand?  Just go back and get your teaching certification from an Oklahoma 'university', and you can make a $3,500/month salary in Bangkok - a fabulous living here.  And, its really not that difficult for an early-morning type such as yourself.

[Tetro Kornbluth]

I do believe I would be good at it.

No.

[AndrewTX]

Have you considered pursuing education as a career? Your spirit and your organization in the reporting makes me think you ought to...

I have not considered education as a career.  That is an interesting idea.  I do believe I would be good at it.

What subject could you teach, that makes you believe you would be a good shaper of minds.

[opebo]

I do believe I would be good at it.

No.

What's to be 'good' at, guys?  That's like asking 'would he be good at being a garbageman?'  The whole trick of it is to stomach it.  I think he can stomach it.

[opebo]

...a good shaper of minds.

Oh good lord.  Stop discouraging him, guys.  Teaching is NOT a job that requires special talent.  It is a job that requires stomaching abysmal pay and loads of unpleasant duty - rather like most jobs.  

One thing the neophyte teacher better understand from the get-go - you aren't going to shape anything, much less a young 'mind'.

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

...a good shaper of minds.

Oh good lord.  Stop discouraging him, guys.  Teaching is NOT a job that requires special talent.  I it is a job that requires stomaching abysmal pay and loads of unpleasant duty - rather like most jobs. 

One thing the neophyte teacher better understand from the get-go - you aren't going to shape anything, must less a young 'mind'.

We don't want young minds destroyed, opebo.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

Bushie...as a teacher...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUQcoaIdolU

[opebo]

We don't want young minds destroyed, opebo.

It is rare any teacher has any significant effect on young minds, Grumps, and a BushOK type of teacher would only reinforce convention.  You have to be worried - marginally - about the intelligent, open-minded skeptic in the role of teacher, not the deluded conformist.

[Lief 🗽]

I agree, I think Bushie would make a terrific teacher. He could document his Pryzbylewskian adventure here on the forum for all our amusement.

[Simfan34]

I do believe I would be good at it.

No.

He would be just fine. 

Bushie, you remember I told you many times that you could come teach in Thailand?  Just go back and get your teaching certification from an Oklahoma 'university', and you can make a $3,500/month salary in Bangkok - a fabulous living here.  And, its really not that difficult for an early-morning type such as yourself.

I think this may be a good idea...

[Franzl]

I do believe I would be good at it.

No.

He would be just fine. 

Bushie, you remember I told you many times that you could come teach in Thailand?  Just go back and get your teaching certification from an Oklahoma 'university', and you can make a $3,500/month salary in Bangkok - a fabulous living here.  And, its really not that difficult for an early-morning type such as yourself.

He should just try to get citizenship in the European Union somehow and live off the welfare state...

[Lief 🗽]

Surely he can claim some sort of "disability" payment from the government? He does seem to have plenty of ailments, one of them must qualify.

[Joe Biden 2020]

I doubt I will go into teaching, my heart is just not into it.  I have a lot of patience, but I don't think I have the proper patience needed to deal with students, parents, administration, school board, etc.

As for now, I will be officially starting work at 9:00 am Wednesday, 12 September 2012.  I work 9:00-17:30 MT for the first few weeks.  It could change sometime in October, but for now that's what it will be for at least the next 3 1/2 - 4 weeks.

[MASHED POTATOES. VOTE!]

The idea of Bushie teaching children represents what's worst about America.

[opebo]

The idea of Bushie teaching children represents what's worst about America.

Seriously?  Teachers only get like $30,000/year, who do you think will become a teacher?   If they'd double or triple the salary it might attract someone a bit more exciting.

As it is they'd be lucky to get someone like BushOK.

Surely he can claim some sort of "disability" payment from the government? He does seem to have plenty of ailments, one of them must qualify.

No.  It is too much to difficult to get this kind of a dole, and that is something much more 'wrong with america' than what kawledgt refers to.

[AndrewTX]

The idea of Bushie teaching children represents what's worst about America.

Seriously?  Teachers only get like $30,000/year, who do you think will become a teacher?   If they'd double or triple the salary it might attract someone a bit more exciting.

Where are teachers only making that much a year? Most teachers are starting off at 40 grand. A friend of mine who I went to school with is a teacher now, and is making almost 60 thousand a year. Teachers make good money, and have great benefits.

[Brittain33]

The idea of Bushie teaching children represents what's worst about America.

Seriously?  Teachers only get like $30,000/year, who do you think will become a teacher?   If they'd double or triple the salary it might attract someone a bit more exciting.

Where are teachers only making that much a year? Most teachers are starting off at 40 grand. A friend of mine who I went to school with is a teacher now, and is making almost 60 thousand a year. Teachers make good money, and have great benefits.

Here's a schedule of minimum salaries for TX teachers. I don't know how many make the minimum or more.

http://www.tea.state.tx.us/index2.aspx?id=2147507406

Going to salary.com shows the median for teachers in various parts of TX at $45,000, higher ($52,000) in Houston.

[Torie]

Is it safe to assume that Jeff really has a job now? 

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

Is it safe to assume that Jeff really has a job now? 

Has it ever been safe?

[opebo]

Most teachers are starting off at 40 grand. Teachers make good money, and have great benefits.

Haha, no.  It is a grim job with horrific working conditions and survival level pay.  The starting salary is well below 30k, and even at the height of one's career one barely makes enough to support a family.  Yes, so far they do get things like real health insurance and a sort of pension, but as we all know, every effort is being expended to take away even these small sops.

[Joe Biden 2020]

Is it safe to assume that Jeff really has a job now? 

Officially starting tomorrow - 9:00 am - 5:30 pm.

[Queen Mum Inks.LWC]

Most teachers are starting off at 40 grand. Teachers make good money, and have great benefits.

Haha, no.  It is a grim job with horrific working conditions and survival level pay.  The starting salary is well below 30k, and even at the height of one's career one barely makes enough to support a family.

No, it's really not: http://www.teacherportal.com/teacher-salaries-by-state/

[Queen Mum Inks.LWC]

There's also this: http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/international/tables/c_2_14.asp