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So I emailed ODE about the HQ bull crap Florida is putting me though, and I have a phone number to call. The person contacted me too late on Friday for me to call them back, about 5 minutes after I checked my email for a response for them for maybe the 7th time that day. I had told myself I was being obsessive, and that checking every 5 minutes was not helpful. So I get to call them on Monday, although the response does not give me much hope. This person indicated they would "explain the HQT process" in Ohio to me. I've had classes on it. I have an Ohio license. I am HQ in Ohio, and Florida. It is simply a form verifying that I passed a subject area test in the area I have my license, which they have proof of in my file. I never though transferring licenses would be this big of a deal with all my spic and span credentials. I have this bad feeling in the pit of my stomach that I am never going to be able to teach. The job market won't recover while we are here, that I am doomed to make copies for other teachers and answer questions about the Civil War for the rest of my time here. Professionally, I am in the dumps. I feel like my brain is atrophying. I'm still reading a lot, and there is a little bit of intellectual discourse at DMS or at home, but I feel like my brain doesn't have enough to do. There was a point on Thursday where I had a ton of copies to make and a big stack of tests to grade and I was running around like a blur for over an downtime, but I really thrive when I feel like I have a purpose. The teachers at DMS are great, and very appreciative of my help, but it isn't the same as teaching, and not nearly as personally satisfying.