RP> But all that extra education may work against you, in that boards will
 RP> shop around for less qualified teachers who'll do 
 RP> the same job for less
 RP> salary (well maybe not as _good_ a job, but boards don't care about
 RP> that). It's really the same sort of thing Dal is 
 RP> talking about (haggling
 RP> with teachers over how many years experience they'll be paid for), but
 RP> it's done more discreetly; a teacher almost never 
 RP> finds out exactly why
 RP> he or she wasn't selected for a position, or at 
 RP> least not the real reason.
NM used to pay for education and experience - no more, we have to build 
prisons for uneducated criminals. Schools were not afraid to hire experienced 
teachers with masters. I am not sure what would happen if I had to look for a 
job now.
--- Maximus 2.02
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