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wandererjen

In an attempt to catch up

Nov 11, 2006 11:57

My posting status as of late has been deplorable. My apologies.

And so, in an attempt to catch everyone up...

1. I took a position as a library tech at an elementary school. (I'm not officially a librarian because I don't have my master's in library sciences, but that's the role I'm filling.) I'm really enjoying being around the kids and am ( Read more... )

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Welcome home!! jessibud November 11 2006, 20:43:37 UTC

The job sounds fun! How long a contract is it? Is it a school you'd want to teach at, if a position came open?

Re: Welcome home!! wandererjen November 12 2006, 07:50:40 UTC

It's just a year-long contract, although I'm sure I could continue next year, if all goes well. It's definitely a school I'd want to teach at, but I'm not sure the principal would hire me without a license ... even if she liked me. What with all the testing these days, it'd be a risk. But it's such a great school in so many ways ... the principal is great and the school is really diverse. It'd be a great place to start, even though I think I want to teach high school. Experience is experience, right?

I guess we'll see where I am at the end of this year.

You can teach without a teaching degree? I don't think jessibud November 12 2006, 12:52:48 UTC

you could do that here. At least, I'm not sure. For sure not at the elementary level.

I did do a bit of subbing in high school (about 3 days' worth, lol!) when I was still in Montreal and that was long before I got my degree. It was enough to convince me that I'd NEVER step foot again inside a high school, though, lol!

The library job does sound great, though. Congrats again and enjoy! And you are right about the connections. You can never have too many good references; you never know where they will lead!

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Re: Welcome home!! wandererjen November 15 2006, 04:59:42 UTC

Heehee. I've got you beat already. Driving with my mom and brother all the way up to Montana in what is sure to be snow and wind, freezing cold b/c I'm the only cold-blooded member of my family, and spending the holidays with 36 people all staying under the same roof - cousins and their kids and their dogs everywhere. How could I skip out on that?! ;)

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