SA> I am just wondering, are all TCs driven to distraction like
SA> this or am I special?  I have heard stories of TCs quitting
SA> due to the work load.  I have also heard that some TCs also
SA> have to teach classes.  I would like to hear from other TCs.
   Well, first let me say that I'm not a TC. :-)  My background is in 
computer consulting and have recently decided to go into education (social 
science). As such I have sort of a unique view of technology in schools and 
am presently considering a TC position (since social science teachers are a 
dime a dozen).
   From what I've seen, your situation isn't unusual.  Most education-type 
TCs that I've seen leave the educational system quit out of a desire to go 
back to a "sane" business environment (i.e. workload).  The way schools view 
computers are often like bad business computer decisions.  They assume that 
if they just come up with the funds to purchase hardware everything else will 
take care of itself.
 No thought is given to costs of implementation, the full cost of ownership 
over the life of the machine(s), and -- surprisingly enough -- no (or, at 
best, very little) thought is given to training staff in a formal or 
semi-formal manner.
   When those realities are combined with a knee-jerk response of wanting to 
chase after, purchase, and implement any new technology, hardware, and piece 
of software that hits a computer magazine's pages, simply out of a response 
to hype and wanting the latest and greatest, you've got a recipe for 
saster.
Regards,
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 Randy
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... In a world without fences, who needs Gates?!
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