Job Search

I just had my first official interview for teaching. I was nervous but tried to hide it. The interview was for a small Christian school nearby. The school is very small, but it seemed perfect for me being a new teacher and all. I love small classroom sizes. They already offered the position to someone who they still have not heard back from, but if she is a no or never responds…they want me! Andrew and I will be praying about this. I can keep looking at other schools or I could end up subbing for a year. God knows where He wants me and I will be willing to go wherever. Time is running by as teacher start days are Aug. 19. I will try to update everyone, but if you don’t see anything on the blog, then just email me or ask me how the search is going. Hopefully I will have a good answer! Oh, I still haven’t finished taking pictures of the apartment because I haven’t put the memory cards onto Andrew’s computer. Maybe I will do it after this weekend. Thanks for being patient with me.

Well, here’s the update so far…last week I got the job offered to me (which I wasn’t expecting), but I ended up saying no. Andrew and I spent the weekend talking and praying about the opportunity when I first applied. The amount of work that I would have to put in for such a limited time and the conditions I’d be working in…just were ‘different’. That may sound weird…just ask me about it sometime. I would have been the only class to not share with another grade. Basically there were 4 classrooms for a school of K-8th grade. The curriculum wasn’t a problem even though it is not my style (too much seat work and not a lot of room for creativity and activities that make learning exciting). The school was the smallest school I have ever seen which also makes it well….let’s just say I can probably make more money being a sub than I would in this job. I know it is not about the money, but considering it at least and then knowing that substituting would give me more flexibility around Andrew’s schedule…it just seemed better to apply for a sub position. Maybe you all think I’m crazy..that’s okay…maybe I am, but we’ll see how it works out. I may even put an application to sub on base too! I don’t know how often they’d call me for work, but I will be willing to go. It is just hard not knowing how long I will be living here. I say ‘I’ because Andrew could temporarily move and I’d stay here while he trained somewhere else, but we just don’t know. I have been praying about it a lot…do I take a full time job and leave the school/kids half-way through the year? Or do I sub and not worry about leaving kids…just don’t know how often I’d be working? So just keep me in your prayers as I make this decision. I have a meeting on the 14 Aug 08 and maybe I will learn more info then. Schools don’t start until after Labor Day (but would have started for me in a week and a half if I had taken the other job). I am praying that the school I turned down will find a good teacher in this short time because they are a good school…and the principal might have to teach if she finds no one else in a week (while she is still on vacation). Thanks for your thoughts and prayers.