I had my first interview for next year's job prospects. It was at Thornton Creek, where I did my student teaching and I devoted a lot of myself for 2 years. I knew more than half of the interview committee personally and I know from one of my bff's that teaches there that they already have someone else in mind for the job. So I didn't take it too seriously. It was good practice. And overall, I did pretty well. It took me about 3 questions to get over my initial nervousness and I didn't include everything that I could have, but I think I did more than well. Part of me thinks it would be a job I should nab in a heartbeat if they actually offered it to me and part of me thinks it wouldn't be the right place for me since I'm always up for a challenge and I'm really too comfortable there. Is there such a thing as "too comfortable"? And really, after the nightmare this year has been, should I be shying away from that? I guess I'll worry about that if they ask me to accept....or if no one else does.
The thing that makes me happiest is that 3 other schools have already called me for interviews next week. That means almost half of the jobs I applied for have asked me to interview. Even though I feel good about it, I still find myself wondering, "What about Coe? And Olympic Hills? And the others?" I guess I'm not truly happy until I'm wanted by everyone. :)
The best feeling of all is that I have only 8 weeks left of teaching at my current school. Sounds like a lot, but it's NOTHING in the grand scheme of things. No matter what comes next year, it will undoubtedly be better than this. This day to day experience is just too much. -For my emotional well-being above all else. I will miss my kids, most definitely, and I value the experience, but lord help me I AM DONE. When June begins to disappear, I will be able to say "I'm outta here!" and that will be the best feeling of all.
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