progress in the good news department... :)
Friday I had an interview for a part-time job at Staples, an office store (for those of you not living in the States if unfamiliar with the name.) I like the store itself; I've always felt comfortable around office products (sounds odd I know, but I spend almost half of my time in an office at home, so I'm guessing that's why).
The interview seemed to go well; the interviewer, the only manager there at the time, wants me to meet with the assistant manager this coming week. (Sounds promising, right?) The manager who interviewed me is the one who does the hiring and she seemed to like my answers to her questions. She also worked out a work schedule, which is also a very good sign. (Problem is, they're still interviewing...so someone else might appeal to them with their flexibility more than I.)
Meanwhile I got a 90 on my last assignment in the online class, which is a bitch...but I'm doing better than expected thus far. I'm beginning to really get a handle on the components of creating a lesson, which is really cool. I feel as though I could impliment these lessons right now, today, if I had to---which is really a boost in the self-esteem department!
My teacher, while difficult with instructions as she makes them kind of vague, is also very mentorish. She encourages me, reminds me to take it easy on myself as I've never taught before, and once she even called me "my love". I like her as a person; I just wish that she wouldn't give so much work. The online class portion is part of a hybrid course and I meet on the campus Tuesday with the on-site class. (Confused? I was to begin with; it's actually one class, but everyone seperates into their particular field; the social studies people have their own online portion, and we, the English people, have our own, and so on...) It helps me to see it as two classes instead of one; which makes it less overwhelming, even though we have basically 2 assignments for each part of the course every week (UGH.) It's the most workload I've ever had for one class...but surprisingly, I've come to get used to it.
I'm going to be hopefully substituting sometime soon in the month of November as the board meets to evaluate me on the 5th. Then, 3 days later, I get the news in the mail. (I'm so excited, I can't even tell you!) I've never subbed for a full class before, and I'll just be subbing for English classes, which is my field of expertise, and in the high school middle school building: which is my age group that I want to teach for when I start my own career.
The school district I will be potentially subbing in also has a very diverse population: a lot of Latinos/Latinas and African Americans...hopefully it's even more diverse than that. I want to work with kids from different backgrounds so that I get used to doing so (as I never know where I'll wind up teaching when I actually start teaching my own classes).
Anyway, it's something to look forward too...though I'm trying not to get my hopes up too high, as I've been let down before (they didn't need me; ect.) Hopefully things will be different this time. One can only hope!
The interview seemed to go well; the interviewer, the only manager there at the time, wants me to meet with the assistant manager this coming week. (Sounds promising, right?) The manager who interviewed me is the one who does the hiring and she seemed to like my answers to her questions. She also worked out a work schedule, which is also a very good sign. (Problem is, they're still interviewing...so someone else might appeal to them with their flexibility more than I.)
Meanwhile I got a 90 on my last assignment in the online class, which is a bitch...but I'm doing better than expected thus far. I'm beginning to really get a handle on the components of creating a lesson, which is really cool. I feel as though I could impliment these lessons right now, today, if I had to---which is really a boost in the self-esteem department!
My teacher, while difficult with instructions as she makes them kind of vague, is also very mentorish. She encourages me, reminds me to take it easy on myself as I've never taught before, and once she even called me "my love". I like her as a person; I just wish that she wouldn't give so much work. The online class portion is part of a hybrid course and I meet on the campus Tuesday with the on-site class. (Confused? I was to begin with; it's actually one class, but everyone seperates into their particular field; the social studies people have their own online portion, and we, the English people, have our own, and so on...) It helps me to see it as two classes instead of one; which makes it less overwhelming, even though we have basically 2 assignments for each part of the course every week (UGH.) It's the most workload I've ever had for one class...but surprisingly, I've come to get used to it.
I'm going to be hopefully substituting sometime soon in the month of November as the board meets to evaluate me on the 5th. Then, 3 days later, I get the news in the mail. (I'm so excited, I can't even tell you!) I've never subbed for a full class before, and I'll just be subbing for English classes, which is my field of expertise, and in the high school middle school building: which is my age group that I want to teach for when I start my own career.
The school district I will be potentially subbing in also has a very diverse population: a lot of Latinos/Latinas and African Americans...hopefully it's even more diverse than that. I want to work with kids from different backgrounds so that I get used to doing so (as I never know where I'll wind up teaching when I actually start teaching my own classes).
Anyway, it's something to look forward too...though I'm trying not to get my hopes up too high, as I've been let down before (they didn't need me; ect.) Hopefully things will be different this time. One can only hope!