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This Week In Education: Layoffs: The "Marshmallow Test" For Younger Teachers

This Week In Education: Layoffs: The "Marshmallow Test" For Younger Teachers

Layoffs: The "Marshmallow Test" For Younger Teachers

image from www.newyorker.com#lifo #layoffs First, tell the promising neophyte teacher that he or she has been accepted to the graduate program of their dreams. Have the dean call with a personal welcome. Then, tell them that their boy- or girlfriend has taken a job in an extremely appealing metropolis on the other side of the country and wants to make the move together. Have the significant other call in and talk about "how great it's going to be." Then,tell them that they are considered "leadership material" and are being recruited to a new fast-track