<p>QB,</p>
<p>Sent you a pm</p>
<p>Working at a camp for special needs kids is a great idea.</p>
<p>bump to keep going thanks</p>
<p>Has she thought of Americorps? It would give her something worthwhile to do for another year of this tight time, and be good on a resume that she did the service – also she wd get some more hands on experience. </p>
<p>They really need teachers in that program.</p>
<p>Never looked into Americorps. Thanks for the idea.</p>
<p>Deeper question: why is she so locked on getting a teaching job in NYC? There are other places, even cities, where teaching jobs are less difficult to find.</p>
<p>If she’s going for a graduate degree at one of the NYC schools, could she compress it and finish it more quickly were she not working?</p>
<p>I would also suggest getting certified in ABA as well as Orton Gillingham and other programs relating to special needs children. These certificates should put her in a better position at graduation. If she is entrepreneurial she would be able to start her own business while waiting to be be hired.</p>
<p>^^^
Linda Mood Bell would be another certification I would recommend. I know several people doing very well on their own in N.Y.C. proper.</p>
<p>My D absolutely loves NYC and it is her dream to make a real difference in children who are less fortunate. I hope it works out for her.</p>
<p>questbest – I understand that. For what it is worth (not much, admittedly) I have three friends whose children are teachers in New York City for the same set of reasons. Each of the families is subsidizing NYC housing rather significantly – two of the kids live in a condo or a coop owned by the parents, and one gets $1200/month family support for rent expenses. They’re the only people I know who’s kids teach in NY, so it could just be a very small sample.</p>
<p>I have to agree with arabrab. it is one thing to love NYC, it is another thing to live in NYC especially as a youn person</p>
<p>Lots of cheaper places to live with kids who are less fortunate. What about New Orleans (to name one)?</p>
<p>mississippi, west virginia</p>
<p>Good ideas, but those areas are so far away from her family.</p>
<p>I have no idea how this will shake out but there was an announcement from the DOE yesterday that they are closing the rubber rooms and putting people to work in the administrative offices.</p>
<p>Questbest – is not being far away from her family her issue or your issue? </p>
<p>If it is “big city” life she’s interested in, there may be teaching positions available in other big cities in the Northeast or Mid-Atlantic, just not very many in NYC.</p>
<p>No, being close to her family is her issue.</p>
<p>I wonder what effect if any, the people from the “rubber room” now working in administration will have on teaching jobs and the NYC school system overall.</p>