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The Washington Heights
Armory. Add a few tables and
chairs and it will look just as it
did for the job fair on Sept. 19.
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On September 19th, the DOE threw one of its little shindigs in celebration of the ATR fiasco. This latest job fair featured tables, chairs, a water fountain, restrooms, and not much else. Thomas Forbes, a veteran NYCATR correspondent, sent in the following:
Anyone who had a chance to attend the job fair this afternoon saw it was a joke. I would guess only 5 schools showed up. I even saw one pair from a school get up and leave shortly after 4:30 when they saw what a waste of time it was. I thought I would see people I knew, but I only saw one; not a lot of teachers there, maybe a couple hundred.
Most everyone I spoke with were new ATR's and were really in the dark. I told all to check ednotesonline and become a member of the GEM/ATR group. I ended up talking with and answering questions from a small group of ATR's.
As I left, I stopped by the UFT table and spoke with four of our representatives who were sitting there speaking to no one but themselves. As I drilled them softly about Union politics and issues, I was told not be sarcastic by one of them as the conversation progressed. I then ended the conversation and told them I was doing more to inform our members than they were.
I sttended that job fair. The DOE had sent an email out a few days before the event telling us that it might not be worth our while to attend, which probably accounts for the low teacher turnout. I went because I figured I had to explore every avenue.
ReplyDeleteI have been an ATR since the beginning of this school year and am absolutely miserable.