nervous much?
So I was going to not say anything about it until it was a done deal and all, but the time is going by so slowly and I can't stop thinking about it and I am making myself sick.Let me back up a little. (oh and my Mom is fine - the lasik surgery went well)
Monday night she was reading the local paper and noticed a big article about the severe lack of teachers in the county, especially math teachers. (You'll remember that was something I was thinking about for a while now but was for whatever reason unable to actually make myself act on) At the end of the article there was a note that the schools in the area were having an open job fair Tuesday night at 530 at the board of education.
When I went by yesterday morning to drop Cammi off she pointed it out to me. I decided it wouldn't hurt to check it out and went by. I had no resume, no references, and no teaching experience. I spoke with one school. They were so interested they had me speak with the vice principal as well as the department chair and offered me a job on the spot (in so much as they have the power to - I still need to have my transcripts verified, be finger printed and so on).
Wow.
Fast.
School starts for teachers on the 22nd, for the kids the 29th. I was very clear with the "I have never done this before and don't really have a clue what I'm doing" thing but they didn't seem to mind.
I have not officially accepted anything which means that I will not be resigning from my current job. How much would that suck to think you had something, quit, then have to ask for your same old job back because the other fell through?
I'm very nervous and making myself sick with anxiety and anticipation. I don't have any idea how much they will offer to pay me. Right now that's the biggest thing I am worried about because as long as I can make my mortgage I'm so out of hell... I mean here.
I have an appointment to speak with someone, Vicki, at 1 today. Why did I make it at 1? Why not 8 or 9? The time is going by so slowly... tick, tick, tick... and I'm driving myself insane.
If I do the whole teaching thing it's so going to change the way I live my life. First, there is no flex thing when it comes to school. Hum. Interesting. Second, there are so many wonderful and random days off throughout the year it's crazy. But what about the time I've already committed to being not at work? How do you take a day off from school? Are you allowed? How many? I don't know and it's something else I'm thinking about... I guess it won't matter if it falls through, and if it doesn't and I decide to I'll just work it out.
One thing, it will be nice to have off for the snow!
posted by Ali @ 9:46 AM
3 Comments:
oh my goodness good luck!!!
please do keep me posted.
have i ever told you i secretly wanted to teach high school math???
either way... it will certainly all work out :)
i hope they offer you a job!
a teacher changed the course of my life in 1994. i am forever grateful. their background was in math - but they taught me oh-so-much more.
if they offer, i vote for taking it. you won't make much. it's hard to take time off during the year. kids are mostly annoying.
but i hear it's worth it!
lots of teacher friends in my life...
go for it!!!
i always say teaching-social work-nursing --- they're all the same profession. the focus is just different. education, family functioning/mental heatlh, or physical health.
so good luck.
don't think about it too much.
and nervousness is good.
peace,
LC
i could always become your roommate...
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