Find another line of work, at least until you can secure a real teaching job. Substituting for years and years is not worth it. The...
So much of the hiring is insider, it doesn't matter what you do. Almost all of the jobs I haven't gotten after being interviewed was because I...
TFAs won't take certified teachers. Neither will similar outfits. If they did, these outfits would be inundated with traditionally trained,...
None of those are really "high needs" areas anymore. I doubt California is much different that Oregon in that regard. Here a "high needs"...
Seriously, count your blessings that you have a job at all. Many of us can't get anything and are more qualified than you are. I wouldn't be...
I don't even worry about the mythical "hiring season." I found the best shot at a job was after the school year starts. Many, many, many...
You're at-will since you aren't represented by a union. I had one of those "contracts" when I was at a private school. You simply answer...
You actually have been asked that? I never have been asked that question, and now it has been so many years since I was illegally dumped I don't...
Letters of reference are my big problem now. The online apps won't even let me apply without them.
A portfolio is good to have when you are a new graduate or haven't been out of the teaching profession. However, if you haven't taught a real...
Teachers don't realize how easily one of these people can derail or even destroy your career. They are backed to the hilt by school districts....
You are very, very lucky you have a good new principal who is willing to give you a chance. Most teachers in your situation are not as fortunate.
These insulting "quizzes" like TeacherFit shouldn't be allowed in districts. You aren't even allowed to see how you scored. You spend all of...
Agree with you. Taking another job while subbing is next to impossible because first jobs, let alone second jobs, are next to impossible to get...
Take the job. Count yourself lucky you have the potential to bounce back from adversity.
More and more school districts and schools fire people over literally nothing. At least in Oregon, they've largely abandoned those kind of...
In this part of the country (Oregon) it is virtually impossible to sub and earn any kind of money at it, let alone work into a long-term sub job....
Teaching is a bad field to get into. Always has been, and it isn't any better now. Went and applied for a special ed job at a local school...
Some states like Oregon require you to eventually get a Master's degree, so it shouldn't be a hindrance, at least in getting the job.
You never badmouth a co-worker, current or previous. Ever. It's not professional; you are supposed to be part of a team. You put all of your...
