<p>@fullload - I don’t think they were saying the job was beneath them, but rather a job they did not want to do. If a person has negative feelings towards a job or organization, isn’t it better that they make a conscious decision to seek employment elsewhere? If a person, for whatever reason does not want to teach HS at LAUSD, that’s ok. It is better to have a person come in who wants to take on that challenge. </p>
<p>I personally wouldn’t want to teach middle school. I think that age group is horrendous as a group. However there are great MS teachers who have the right attitude about teaching them. Why would you want someone teaching your kids who takes on the job only as a challenge or because of some false sense of obligation. </p>
<p>I personally am going back to school so that I can have additional professional opportunities and CHOICES. We should all want to have choices. Choosing not to do a job does not mean you feel the job is beneath you- it means it’s not a good fit for you.</p>