Reply to: Some bad news

[wurzel]

To the OP, I hope your brother finds something soon. We need more science teachers. Could he try his hand at tutoring while looking?

I'll suggest that to him when I see him next at the weekend

[Sysman]

Science teaching in this country depresses me. It is no longer a requirement to teach separate sciences at secondary school. You get taught some sort of general science bollocks. The only way to get a good science education is grammer school - if you are in an 11+ area or fork out huge sums to go private
>PAH<

We'll be drowning in nail technicians and holistic healing practitioners by 2020

Time to implement 'B' Ark!

The concept does need a few amendments, such as extra sections for politicians and Non-Job Occupiers. The Meeja Studies lot can have their own Ark.

[Pogle]

grammar

HTH

Slow day eh?

[The Wikir Man]

Science teaching in this country depresses me. It is no longer a requirement to teach separate sciences at secondary school. You get taught some sort of general science bollocks. The only way to get a good science education is grammer school - if you are in an 11+ area or fork out huge sums to go private
>PAH<

We'll be drowning in nail technicians and holistic healing practitioners by 2020

grammar

HTH

[gingerjedi]

When I was at school I had to explain what terminal velocity was to a newly qualified general science teacher who was covering a physics class.

I also won a mars bar for building the strongest bridge from 10mm x 10mm balsa and PVA glue, the 80kg of weights made a nice dink in the floor when it finally collapsed.

[Pogle]

Science teaching in this country depresses me. It is no longer a requirement to teach separate sciences at secondary school. You get taught some sort of general science bollocks. The only way to get a good science education is grammer school - if you are in an 11+ area or fork out huge sums to go private
>PAH<

We'll be drowning in nail technicians and holistic healing practitioners by 2020

[TimberWolf]

Ummm, geography teachers? Ummm, geographers have been known to do some useful stuff you know.

If you've a spare week or so check out this narrative of Robert Fitz-Roy, captain of the Beagle and companion of Darwin on the famous voyage. Aside from surveying and his speculation he attempts to reconcile his religious views, e.g. creationism and the Great Deluge, with what he sees, and in the end backs religion, but it's a good if lengthy read anyway. He topped himself in the end and thought Darwin was the instrument of the devil, which is a shame as they got along during much of the voyage.

Darwin's account is also available on-line.

[BolshieBastard]

They sure are. When I was on the bench and getting concerned, I looked into it. I rehistered with TDA and since then I keep getting bombarded with marketing material - good quality stiff too - telling me how much (little?!) I could be earning and why dont I consider a career in teaching. As a science or maths teacher you can get seevral thousands for your training and your first year.

Hope you are not considering being an English teacher!

[Mich the Tester]

We've all got Sat Nav these days - why do you need to study geography?

Well, the developments in cartography, spatial demographics, water management...oh **** it I can't be bothered, except to say geographers do some quite useful stuff and still find time to post on CUK. You can figure out for yourself what that useful stuff is.

[The Wikir Man]

Ummm, geography teachers? Ummm, geographers have been known to do some useful stuff you know.

We've all got Sat Nav these days - why do you need to study geography?

[Mich the Tester]

Bad news indeed. Science teachers are so necessary. Get rid of the geography teachers for goodness sake!

Ummm, geography teachers? Ummm, geographers have been known to do some useful stuff you know.

[Mustang]

Aren't they still paying golden hellos for people training as maths/science teachers?

They sure are. When I was on the bench and getting concerned, I looked into it. I rehistered with TDA and since then I keep getting bombarded with marketing material - good quality stiff too - telling me how much (little?!) I could be earning and why dont I consider a career in teaching. As a science or maths teacher you can get seevral thousands for your training and your first year.

[Churchill]

But one of Labours new policies - should they get re-elected - is to turn Britain into a high tech economy.

How does sacking expensive (English) science teachers fit in with this?

Cheaper to put him on the dole and hire an Indian or two. Simples.

[Jeebo72]

Correction - last in first out.

Typical public sector. Nothing to do with whether or not anyone is any good at their job... shame.

J

[expat]

Ah.

The White Heat of the Technological Revolution.


Whatever happened to that?

KUATB!