Student teaching may be over, but as I was cruelly reminded by my new cell phone bill – the time has come for a job. I was lucky enough to finish my program a semester early, so when I said I was done last post – that included grad school. And oh, let me tell ya – am I so glad to be done. Don’t get me wrong, I loved my teachers, cohort, school, etc. BUT, at some point you get really ready to be done paying for school & want to just get your own classroom.
And so begins the hunt to find a job. The other week I went to a job fair for counties all over the state and was lucky enough to get a meeting with a local principal out of it. After following up with him and thanking him for talking with me (Resume conveniently attached with the email) he invited me to come observe a class at his Middle school. Well, what I though would be a brief 20 minute meeting ended up being the BEST 5 hours I could imagine. Not only did I get to meet with him and the Director of Student Services, but I also got to observe 4 different Social Studies classrooms. Now, I’ve been told this isn’t normal, but it’s hard not to get your hopes up when you see a school with a really great faculty and students and they treat you so well. So now begins the fun part – applying to be a sub, and hoping that I get so many sub calls there that they have to hire me for the next school year. From what I’ve heard subbing is VERY different from teaching, or even student teaching.