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[power_squid]

I got a job today!

I will be working at Randallstown High School. I will be teaching either 9th or 11th grade, some sections of Reading and some sections of regular English. The assistant principal was incredibly nice and I am going to like working for him.

I am very excited and relieved!

Comments

[hazoulaki]

wunderbar!!!

[lovesthesox]

congratulations! will you have a curriculum that they hand you or are you relatively free to make up your own stuff?

woo!

sb

[power_squid]

Both-- like they tell me the books I need to teach and the material I have to cover, but I can do what I want in terms of HOW to teach it.
It's going to be TERRIFIC.

'original names' in the teaching comm...

[redcoog]

Didn't want to cause a big scene over there or anything, but I wouldn't worry about offending that person who appears to be 'offended' that people are making fun of children's names. Take a look at her journal and you'll see "If you don't have anything nice to say, come sit by me!", a quoted song (I assume) full of angst at the media and world today, user info that says she openly makes fun of random people in the corner coffee store and also says that you can feel free to be personally offended by her journal because she doesn't give a shit. Nice, right?

Congrats on your new job!

Re: 'original names' in the teaching comm...

[power_squid]

I looked at that before I responded to her, and had the same response. I didn't want to say anything about it because that seems to be bad internet etiquette ("well, on your user info it says...."). I'm not offended in the least by what she's saying, and I get the feeling she's probably just trying to piss people off.

But thanks for looking out for your fellow teacher!

Re: 'original names' in the teaching comm...

[redcoog]

That's exactly why I haven't said anything at all. You've done a much better job than I could do with being 'nice' to her. I'll just bite my tongue. :)

[scott52760]

Hey, I just came over to your journal after reading a comment you made on the Teaching community journal...and see that you are also a Baltimore County teacher...someone in that community once asked me where I worked and I remember typing a way too long answer (I'm learning to just wait to respond until later in the day, I'm wordy at the best of times and excruciatingly so in the a.m.)that for some reason blew up on me and never posted; was that you? I'm at Kenwood High on the other side of the county and folks seem so dang friendly after Baltimore City that I keep pinching myself...maybe it will all blow up once the kids are here but I'm enjoying the ride for now.

Would it be ok to add you to my friend list?

[power_squid]

SERIOUSLY. I'm constantly in shock and awe at being treated like a human being, and a professional, rather than a small insolent child. I'm loving it. I know I'm in a "rough" school, but I can't imagine that I won't be able to handle it, especially with all these cool people around. I don't know anything about Kenwood- where exactly is it? What do you teach?

Definitely add me, I will add you back!

thank you!

[scott52760]

Kenwood is also supposedly a rough school...ha ha ha is what I have to say to that. I think that means that not every single student is hugely motivated to work toward college and some of them would rather fight or skip classes. Since I'm a SpEd teacher none of that is surprising to me. Kenwood is in the Northeast district (clearly gerrymandered to include Kenwood if you look at the map of districts on the bcps website

Re: thank you!

[power_squid]

rough schools REPRESENT!

I know all about Language! and I'm pretty glad I don't have to teach it... although I hear it is pretty effective, for some kids. I liked teaching reading when I taught 8th grade, but I'm pumped to teach literature this year.

Haha to "avaliable for learning." That's an awesome phrase and I plan to use it sarcastically as much as possible in the future =)