That we can agree on. To me, every time I sit in front of an administrator, I feel like I'm competing with the rest of the pool. I know that...
It's funny you mention control vs. out of your control. In baseball, we teach kids that things like weather and umpiring are not controllable and...
I apologize to anyone who may be offended by my last post. This is still a time I remember very well.
The second and third place candidates failed to do enough to convince the interviewer that they were the best. I think it's better to be hard on...
Last year, I was probably the most negative poster on here...so I call it progress. I hope OP gets the same "luck" many of us have had getting...
I am the dumb (donkey) that keeps applying for posted jobs when there are RIF'd candidates because I really like a couple of the districts. Every...
Summer school here pays right at 40 an hour...but it's mostly kids doing credit enhancement and it's a ton of fun.
I was in the same boat this time last year (busting out where I did LTS, which is the same district I student taught), and they passed on me...
The good news is that my school survived and will open on time. I made the "finals" a few times on interviews at other schools, but couldn't beat...
If you're committed to being a better teacher, you can make it happen. I am probably the worst person here to ask about subbing (I hated it but it...
I know the feeling...after baseball today, I go back to set up the room and get my teaching schedule tomorrow.
We need to model positive behavior if we want students to practice it.
Do what I say, not what I do doesn't really work in a school environment.
This is a case of a flawed perception becoming reality, and it biting society in the backside. So many times, the argument is that "anybody can be...
What state is this? The reason I ask is that a verbal employment contract would almost certainly violate the Statute of Frauds.
I taught for my first full year at an alternative school as well. The best advice I have for you to make sure that whatever you teach, make sure...
Yaknow, every time I read your posts I want to move to Canada. :)
I started my job last year several weeks in. It can happen, but it's not super common.
In a word: suit. In more words: Please do yourself a favor and wear a suit. Your competition will be wearing them.
At the alternative school, they keep using the same books because that's all they get. I have seen pictures of burning crosses in the science books.
