GreyGeek: "...a practiced death stare"
I know this technique, but today it would get me either shot after class or fired by the administrator... No win situation.
I TOTALLY agree that teaching is fun, even rewarding in many non-monetary ways. Wish I could still afford to do it, monetarily.
Looking at the situation with private, for profit, schools, they are so restricted by state restrictions on subject and teacher certification that they cannot pay well or find better teachers. So they raise their prices and prevent many potential students from enrolling... Several of my colleagues tried that route in the late 80's and early 90's. Two of those have remained in contact over the years and they have also left the teaching field for the business world.
RE sports, our community college had no sports department(s), so no income from competitions, advertising or alumni.
The University from which I graduated had limited sports options, golf (sport), swimming, tennis, but not the bigger draws like baseball, football and basketball. (this was before soccer become fashionable). They had the facilities, but the alumni did not throw money at sports. Not a loss in my book.
I look at the major universities, public and private and they have an income stream from sports (and from alumni who support it). Seems a waste of money to me. I'd rather see a new science building built than another gymnasium.
I know this technique, but today it would get me either shot after class or fired by the administrator... No win situation.
I TOTALLY agree that teaching is fun, even rewarding in many non-monetary ways. Wish I could still afford to do it, monetarily.
Looking at the situation with private, for profit, schools, they are so restricted by state restrictions on subject and teacher certification that they cannot pay well or find better teachers. So they raise their prices and prevent many potential students from enrolling... Several of my colleagues tried that route in the late 80's and early 90's. Two of those have remained in contact over the years and they have also left the teaching field for the business world.
RE sports, our community college had no sports department(s), so no income from competitions, advertising or alumni.
The University from which I graduated had limited sports options, golf (sport), swimming, tennis, but not the bigger draws like baseball, football and basketball. (this was before soccer become fashionable). They had the facilities, but the alumni did not throw money at sports. Not a loss in my book.
I look at the major universities, public and private and they have an income stream from sports (and from alumni who support it). Seems a waste of money to me. I'd rather see a new science building built than another gymnasium.
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