[Year 12 IT Apps] IT field

[Kent Beveridge]

Hey Emad...
Where can I get me big bucks tax free...I like the sound of that...can I go tomorrow guaranteed?
Define 'big'? Who do I contact and when does the plane leave?  and   and   and  and...someone stop me!!
Kent.
 
Kent Beveridge,
I.T. co-ordinator
St. Brigids Catholic Sec. College
Horsham
email.. kbeveridge at stbc.vic.edu.au
 
|<3|\|7  b3\/3r1D93 ?  ;-)

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From: itapps-bounces at edulists.com.au on behalf of E.Attie
Sent: Mon 2/18/2008 3:00 PM
To: Year 12 IT Applications Teachers' Mailing List
Subject: RE: [Year 12 IT Apps] IT field



We are the lowest paid teachers in the country. Even if we accept the petty 3.25% from the Brumby Govt we will be paid 15% less than our NSW counterparts. No wonder we are losing teachers. Most are going to Dubai and earning the big bucks tax free!!!!!! Or even going across the border!

 

Emad Attie

 

SMC

 

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From: itapps-bounces at edulists.com.au [mailto:itapps-bounces at edulists.com.au] On Behalf Of Kent Beveridge
Sent: Monday, 18 February 2008 1:55 PM
To: Year 12 IT Applications Teachers' Mailing List
Subject: RE: [Year 12 IT Apps] IT field

 

Hey Michael, 

read your summary about the 'killing off' process wrt IT.  Your comments are pretty much right. (didnt know IT was sexy!). But did know it is promoted as easy (but in reality...isnt, with all the theory stuff AND prac to be done).

Like yourself, I also have maths so perhaps down the track, might be redeployed as a Maths teacher as have just got myself accredited to teach at VCE level now. (that was hard work!).

For those interested...WA needs maths teachers big time and apparently so does NSW...(perhaps the pay might have something to do with why Vic teachers are supposedly moving over the border? or so they say...).

 

Personally, I like the standard of living in VIC.

 

Hey, as a promo...perhaps someone can INFORM the careers teachers that IT graduates and specialists get a bloody good wage!  Then who cares if it aint sexy!!!  OR, maybe the careers teachers and course advisors can actually experience the REAL workforce(as many have not!) and get the truth about what they are promoting!!   And before others attack me on that one....I had real jobs for 9 years before teaching and yes, I do know what I am on about!! I also keep in touch with the outside job world too just for my own interests.

 

Kent.

 

Kent Beveridge,

I.T. co-ordinator

St. Brigids Catholic Sec. College

Horsham

email.. kbeveridge at stbc.vic.edu.au

 

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From: itapps-bounces at edulists.com.au on behalf of Michael Walker
Sent: Mon 2/18/2008 12:10 PM
To: itapps at edulists.com.au
Subject: Re: [Year 12 IT Apps] IT field

>>> "andrew barry" <jagguy999 at gmail.com> 16/02/2008 2:36 pm >>>
>there is only 1 part-time job in IT available in the whole state of Vic.

>why is it like this?

>do schools not value IT and not many opportunities exist?

I assume from your post you are talking about teaching jobs, not technicians as Robyn from Camberwell High posted about requiring a technician there and Canterbury Girls Sec Coll are looking for someone too. As an aside these are both genuine positions not people reapplying for their contract - most of you will know what I mean by that and why it's relevant!

If this assumption is correct, I would suggest you dive into the edulists archives and read all the postings regarding IT classes running and not running towards the end of last year which should explain why there may not be as many IT teaching jobs available as you might expect.

In a nutshell from the top of my head:
* VELS incorporating ICT as a cross curricular domain is being used as a reason for cutting IT classes because "other subject teachers can teach them". Some schools redeploy IT teachers as some sort of coach/mentor but I suspect many don't = lost positions.
* VCE IT is on the nose with students as the perception is that it gets marked down for their ENTER score unlike say various Mathematics subjects. Also, it's not a prerequisite for anything at uni unlike Maths or English. So classes get smaller and eventually unviable which is what happened here. Negative feedback spiral some might say.
* Careers Coordinators are suggesting it as an "easy" topic for students who may struggle in other subjects, thus putting off the more academic students.
* The subject isn't as sexy or interesting as say Art or Drama or Psych or the Science ones so again it loses out. This one is a little subjective but the nerd^H^H^H^H more science / maths / IT oriented students that may choose IT are more likely to choose Biol or Chem or Maths Methods or Specialist leaving less of a likelihood of choosing IT for the reasons listed above.

I think that was the main gist of what was said last year. If I've got it wrong or left something out, I'm sure someone will jump in to correct me and defend the honour of the subject...:)

Hopefully you've got another area you can teach as well as IT otherwise you might be a little stuck...

Michael Walker
CGSC tech and future IT teacher (fortunately also Maths)



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