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RE: [PLUG] Tech jobs and politics, and IT diploma mills
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> Those who can, do; those who can't, teach? ;)
>
Anyone who believes that is just another part of the problem. I love to
teach and I love technology. I would love to be able to teach full-time
and have an impact on student's lives, to develop courses that represent
the real world and not just the MS (or any large corporation's) view of
it. My goal at this point is to become a full-tme community college
teacher and really try to make a difference in people's lives (I'm
currently an adjunct). The "...those who can't, teach" line of thinking
keeps a lot of highly qualified people out of a great profession and
leaves room for the less then stellar people that many of us see
teaching. You get to deal with technology, you can play with a lot of
new technology to explore new things, they often times pay for you to
get advanced degrees and learn new things, and ***most importantly***
you get to work with people to make a positive impact on their life. The
starting pay may not be as good as a corporate job but there is no
beeper and no stress that you'll be called off vacation because somebody
has rooted your boxes....or insert your own horror story here. There is
also great job security that, once again, allows you to focus on your
passions and not worry about things like your employer downsizing. If
you love helping people and technology then why not teach?
Summer's off? Think of all of the open source projects you could be
involved with! Most teachers get paid during the summer (some can choose
26 checks a year) so you are basically a paid contributor to whatever
project you want...I'm personally digging around trying to understand
enough to work with and contribute to Zope but if I had the flexibility
of a teacher's schedule it would be a lot easier and less tiring then it
is now. This is experience and knowledge that can then be directly given
back to students. Think of how cool a CS program would be if some of the
kernel maintainers taught in it? Plus, most of the really dedicated
faculty I know do teach in the summer and do continue to have an active
role with their institution.
The people who say the best 3 things about teaching are June, July and
August are not really teachers in my view. You become a teacher because
you want to help people and you know that you have the skills and desire
to do so.
Jason Wertz
Senior Technology Specialist / WebMaster
Delaware County Community College
ph: 610-325-2771
fax: 610-325-2820
http://learn.dccc.edu/~jason
>>> mental@neverlight.com 07/07/03 11:41AM >>>
On Mon, 2003-07-07 at 11:02, Eugene Smiley wrote:
> Those who can, do; those who can't, teach? ;)
>
Yes, but its your children they're teaching. Keep that in mind. There is
a disrespect towards teaching that is.... wonderful. We're a country
that apparently feels that the minds and futures of its brood are best
shaped by the least capable. Glorious, glorious vision of the future.
--
Mental (Mental@NeverLight.com)
CARPE NOCTEM, QUAM MINIMUM CREDULA POSTERO.
GPG public key: http://www.neverlight.com/pas/Mental.asc
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