[heba]

good morning
my new car is amaaaaziiiiiiiiiiiinggggg alhamdulillah mashallah

[new_muslimah]

Originally Posted by heba

good morning
my new car is amaaaaziiiiiiiiiiiinggggg alhamdulillah mashallah

Nice What did you get?

[heba]

2008 dodge avenger

[afrakabob]

hey, so i posted a similar question in the teaching thread, but i'm wondering what FPHettes might have to say.
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i'm really interested in elementary education in the inner city (inner city boston, specifically). do you think it makes more sense to start out working in under-performing schools while i'm still young/idealistic/energetic and then move up to schools in more privileged areas later in life when i have a family to support and the income is more of an issue? because then i'd have seen the worst case scenarios and hopefully learned how to maintain discipline and properly work with children with problems going on at home/recognize warning signs and whatnot.

or could this burn me out? and could it look bad on my resume if i started off in a school that has a bad reputation?
might it be a better idea to get some experience in higher-performing schools first, and then apply what i've learned to maintain those high expectations? i'm just afraid that with that option, i'd just melt in with the status quo and forget about how badly good teachers are needed in less wealthy areas.

i guess it's a tradeoff between following what i feel strongly about and looking ahead to having a reasonable salary when i really need one (God knows teachers don't get paid enough already, even in wealthier areas)
jazaks

[new_muslimah]

Originally Posted by afrakabob

hey, so i posted a similar question in the teaching thread, but i'm wondering what FPHettes might have to say.
--
i'm really interested in elementary education in the inner city (inner city boston, specifically). do you think it makes more sense to start out working in under-performing schools while i'm still young/idealistic/energetic and then move up to schools in more privileged areas later in life when i have a family to support and the income is more of an issue? because then i'd have seen the worst case scenarios and hopefully learned how to maintain discipline and properly work with children with problems going on at home/recognize warning signs and whatnot.

or could this burn me out? and could it look bad on my resume if i started off in a school that has a bad reputation?
might it be a better idea to get some experience in higher-performing schools first, and then apply what i've learned to maintain those high expectations? i'm just afraid that with that option, i'd just melt in with the status quo and forget about how badly good teachers are needed in less wealthy areas.

i guess it's a tradeoff between following what i feel strongly about and looking ahead to having a reasonable salary when i really need one (God knows teachers don't get paid enough already, even in wealthier areas)
jazaks

I dunno, do what you love and the money will come...I'm also idealistic so you should probably ignore me.


But things are no easier in wealthy schools!!! Trust me!!! The parents there are extremely anal and everyone is prejudiced in some way. They put way too much pressure on teachers to perform miracles in lieu of actual parenthood!! And the kids can be major brats (this is my experience thought).

I've give talks at schools in impoverished area and my interaction with them was amazing. Elementary school children are pretty tame mostly and they problems they have don't disappear in the wealthier schools, sometimes its more challenging.

Andddd I think some teachers in certain schools (the inner city ones) get paid a lot more. And I think also ESL teachers get paid more? I dunno, I could be wrong.

I don't know easy it is to get a job at a uppity school right off the bat.


I have no idea what I'm talking about I just wanted to pretend to help!

[new_muslimah]

Originally Posted by heba

2008 dodge avenger

Ohhhh I just googled it. Hot. What color did you get?

[PhDGirl]

Afra, I think it would be good to get a job at an inner-city school to start. There are a number of programs designed to help young teachers in the inner city, so you could take advantage of those. I don't think it would be bad for your resume to start that way. On the contrary, you would have a lot of difficult situations that you could bring into your interviews.

[fatima]

a lot of my close friends are teachers and theyve worked in a variety of situations so far. what new muslimah said is true, teaching in a priviledged area isnt any easier, there will definitely still be hassles and problems to deal with even though they might be different than the ones you'd see in an inner-city school. most of my friends prefer the inner-city type of setting because they feel like theyre making more of a difference (and are allowed more flexibility to do things their way).

one of my friends gave up her position at a richer school and taught at an alternative high school for troubled kids. that was a shock to her and initially she freaked out and hated it. but she ended up loving the kids and even though she ended up leaving (for other reasons) she still says that was one of her favorite times as a teacher.

i think if youre interested in the inner city schools you should definitely give it a try. at least do your student teaching there to see if its something youd really want to do. good luck!

[qudsia]

Originally Posted by afrakabob

hey, so i posted a similar question in the teaching thread, but i'm wondering what FPHettes might have to say.
--
i'm really interested in elementary education in the inner city (inner city boston, specifically). do you think it makes more sense to start out working in under-performing schools while i'm still young/idealistic/energetic and then move up to schools in more privileged areas later in life when i have a family to support and the income is more of an issue? because then i'd have seen the worst case scenarios and hopefully learned how to maintain discipline and properly work with children with problems going on at home/recognize warning signs and whatnot.

or could this burn me out? and could it look bad on my resume if i started off in a school that has a bad reputation?
might it be a better idea to get some experience in higher-performing schools first, and then apply what i've learned to maintain those high expectations? i'm just afraid that with that option, i'd just melt in with the status quo and forget about how badly good teachers are needed in less wealthy areas.

i guess it's a tradeoff between following what i feel strongly about and looking ahead to having a reasonable salary when i really need one (God knows teachers don't get paid enough already, even in wealthier areas)
jazaks

apply to teach for america.

[Laimuun]

afra, I answered in the teaching thread.

[afrakabob]

thank you guys sooo much for the advice u_u
s all around

wait, i dont even like flowers. how about :chocolate: all around?

[zakk]

Just to clarify, Madiha finished Quran about a year and a half ago.... and it's just the read through, not the hifz. Although inshaAllah she'll be done hifzing the 30th juz this summer.

[sumiyia]

Originally Posted by zakk

Just to clarify, Madiha finished Quran about a year and a half ago.... and it's just the read through, not the hifz. Although inshaAllah she'll be done hifzing the 30th juz this summer.

masha'allah masha'allah masha'allah

and afra, i was going to suggest teach for america

[afrakabob]

alhamdulillah... that thing i was terrified about a few days ago... is working out okay, insha Allah.

alhamdulillah, people DO have hearts.

-makes sujood-

[Laimuun]

Originally Posted by zakk

Just to clarify, Madiha finished Quran about a year and a half ago.... and it's just the read through, not the hifz. Although inshaAllah she'll be done hifzing the 30th juz this summer.

mashAllah!

I don't have anything to wear to my baby shower tomorrow.