Why not make use of people in the community to help teach high school in this day and age of budget shortages.
Example: A public accounting teaching an accounting course three mornings a week for an hour or so. She or he gets out of the office, gives back to the community, and the students get very practical teaching. Is there a reason that high school teachers must be full-time teachers when there is likely a very large population of experienced people willing to teach (could even require them to get certified to meet state regulations, if necessary). This works with adjunct faculty at universities, why not in high schools?
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Sorry, that idea should read "A public accounting teacher teaching an accounting course...."
though I think this is an interesting idea, I think the rub would be how would they get paid/who would pick up the tab. Paying taxes would be interesting too.
You might just expect the business to pay the employee for that week, but businesses pay people because they need work done, not kids taught.
Also, a dedicated teacher has a lot more invested in making sure the kids learn vs. a one-week teacher. If you're not trained in education, the students could make anarchy in the class and make a fool out of you. It could go horribly wrong.
I wonder if this has been tried?
I just published a post proposing partnerships between retirement communities and public schools. Public schools would greatly benefit from additional teachers, mentors, & tutors. It might be hard to convince schools to allow outsiders in, but perhaps tutoring centers could be formed to contribute to eduction. You might check this wonderful talk out: "http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/dave_eggers_makes_his_ted_prize_wish_once_upon_a_school.html" "onceuponaschool.org"