Comments on: BrightHub.com Seeking 30 Writers for K-12 Channel

By: maryam

maryam — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 08:49:22 +0000

Thanks to everyone that applied. I can’t possibly accept anymore people. Instead of hiring 30 I hired 51 ! Eghads. Ah well means I will hire contributing editors soon. I had to reject around 50 too…PLease stay tuned to see as the channel grows if I can hire some more people

By: Maryam

Maryam — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 09:10:53 +0000

Hi alicia I am going to check my email box. I just wanted to thank everyone who applied, as I receive over 100 applicants, so obviously I can’t accept them all. I did accept 42 so there you go, maybe i can squeeze in eight more

By: Alicia Bodine

Alicia Bodine — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 22:56:54 +0000

Hi,

I just applied. I am a writer and a homeschooling Mom and I know a lot about teaching and lesson plans even though I do not have a teaching certificate. Hope that is okay because I really feel like I could do the job.

Thanks,
Alicia

By: Nick

Nick — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 15:04:34 +0000

@ Byrhtwold – I think that was done intentionally to prevent spam robots from sending junk mail.

By: Byrhtwold

Byrhtwold — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 14:19:13 +0000

Hmmm.. reply-email was worryingly typo-ridden, but will plunge in nevertheless.

By: Byrhtwold

Byrhtwold — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 23:44:14 +0000

And sent. Under a rather less poetic and more personal name.

By: maryam

maryam — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 22:38:10 +0000

Anything that showcases a knowledge of teaching and your subject area is fine. Jodee, on a sidenote, you should know that your site generated more apps than craiglist, so that’s good to know writers fyi

By: maryam

maryam — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 22:36:43 +0000

Hi actually science and technology are just the starting points Bryn. The Hub I am managing is about teachers, writing about different subjects, lesson plans ab verbatim. I think you would be a great fit so please apply

By: Byrhtwold

Byrhtwold — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 13:47:37 +0000

By ‘arts’, I mean ‘arts and humanities.’ Specifically, Classics (Latin and Greek language & literature, ancient history, and both ancient and modern philosophy).

’twas the phrase “the leading Hub for science and technology” that gave me a slight hunch that my particular knowledge-base (the above subjects, plus fairly advanced essay-writing, note-taking, and language learning techniques) might not be suitable.

If any of the above may in fact be desirable, then I will of course apply.

What sort of writing sample, other than a lesson-plan, might be suitable?

By: maryam

maryam — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 13:11:48 +0000

Sure Barb I will get back to you soon!

By: Barb

Barb — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 10:59:39 +0000

This sounds like a great fit! I’m a certified and experienced teacher turned freelancer with over 6 years of writing experience. I’ll send over the requested information.

By: maryam

maryam — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 10:30:44 +0000

Just send your writing on, and we can see what we can do, if your writing is strong, and you have a good grasp of say, the arts, then by all means please apply

By: Peya Cid

Peya Cid — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 03:44:54 +0000

I am in an IT field, would you be interested with my skills?

By: candy

candy — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 02:24:42 +0000

Byrhtwold,

Just because you are an arts graduate doesn’t mean you have nothing to add to the world of education. I incorporate artist studies into my curriculum every year. We learn about all of the elements of art and then move on to learn about some of my favorite artists. We have studied Jackson Pollock and Georgia O’Keeffe as well as the usual favorites like VanGogh and Monet.

You might be surprised at how easy it would be for you to create artist curriculum and specific lessons for teachers to use.

By: Byrhtwold

Byrhtwold — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 20:12:12 +0000

Oooh, that sounds rather good. Shame I’m an arts graduate!