Experts Available to Discuss Necessity for Teachers to Take Second Jobs.

TOPIC: While teachers get two months during the summer off, many find themselves working second jobs to make ends meet, according to an article by The Daytona Beach News-Journal. According to the Volusia Teachers Organization, many teachers live paycheck to paycheck. Although teachers receive pro-rated checks during the summer, they are only paid for 10 months of work. Teachers must also spend a few weeks out of the summer attending professional development workshops to keep up their credentials.

EXPERTS: ExpertSource can offer several highly qualified experts to comment on this story:

Jim Barber, a certified paralegal with the law offices of Christensen & Jensen with more than 18 years' experience. He is an accomplished author with articles published in various legal publications and journals and has over 18 years of experience. Barber has dealt with the issue of moonlighting in detail over the years and again recently in his

co-authored article "Moonlighting In These Oppressive Economic Times" with co-author Christopher J. Preston, published in the University Detroit Mercy Law Review, (University of Detroit Mercy Law Review - December 2004) and "Legal Considerations for the 21st Century: Moonlighting Employees."

Steve Peha, president of Teaching That Makes Sense, Inc., has taught thousands of students and trained hundreds of teachers in hundreds of schools. Peha is well qualified to provide insightful commentary and thoughtful opinions on the state of education in America, including teacher quality and retention, best-practice instruction, testing and No Child Left Behind.

Eugene F. Provenzo, Jr., of the University of Miami, completed a master's degree in History at Washington University in 1974 and a Ph.D. from the Graduate Institute of Education in the Philosophy and History of Education in 1976. He has taught social studies at the secondary level and has NCATE lifetime certification. A particularly important concern of his has been the role of the teacher in American society. He has also pursued interests related to the impact of computers on contemporary children, education and culture.

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