Teacher Talk... wait, what?
Well folks, I have an announcement to make (are you having a flashbak to this moment last year? I'm sure you have the archives of this blog memorized right? tehehe). This week marks the official Back to School week and for Mike, this looks somewhat the same as last year aside from a room change and construction that has yet to finish but things are looking quite different for me this year. Instead of seeing 28 eager young minds waltz through my doorway with armfuls of crap to organize, I now ride an elevator to a small cubicle with a sliver of a window looking out onto the streets of downtown Des Moines.
I got a new job.
Wait... what?!?! For those that know me, if you're thinking, "No freakin way, Sarah... not a teacher any more... have pigs learned to fly, has hell frozen over?" Trust me, no one is more surprised than myself however, it was about three weeks ago when opportunity knocked and I couldn't turn it down.
I'm still a teacher, sort of, I'm now a teacher who supports teachers with what/ how they teach. I found out about the opportunity through a professor I worked with while completing my Master's at Drake last year. She thought I'd be a good fit for the position and, truth be told, it took me a while to get used to the idea. I thought long and hard about every angle of what this would mean for myself, Mike and I, and my life thus-far as a classroom teacher and I realized... it was a great opportunity and I'd be silly not to at least try. I was not feeling so confident after the interview because I felt I came across as very "green" but, alas, they called the next day and offered me the job!
Some logisitics to note: I really mean it when I say I thought long and hard about this decision. One neat part of this position is that I'm still on a teacher contract meaning a few things: 1) A Master's degree is required but an adminstrative degree is not check and thank goodness! and 2) My contract is just like a teachers, I just work a longer year meaning I will be building seniority within my new district and can choose to return to the classroom if the time is right and the opportunity presents itself. I'm surprisingly okay with the open-endedness of all of this which, in a way, makes me feel even better about this turn of events... it just feels right.
Although I'm still very new (today was my 4th day) I can already tell you one gigantic perk of this position... maintaining my sanity during Back to School time. In the past, Mike and I sort of had this unspoken 'Divide and Conquer' rule at this time because we each had so much stuff to take care of. Now, I can actually help Mike and/or take care of things at home meaning we won't have the inevitable moment sometime after Labor Day where we both look at each other and say, "where have you been for the last 3 weeks?" (This is actually completely and totally true... happens to us every year). This is a welcomed change =).
Now for the real change... I think I have to come up with a new weekly contribution for the blog. Any suggestions, send them my way. This could be interesting =).
I got a new job.
Wait... what?!?! For those that know me, if you're thinking, "No freakin way, Sarah... not a teacher any more... have pigs learned to fly, has hell frozen over?" Trust me, no one is more surprised than myself however, it was about three weeks ago when opportunity knocked and I couldn't turn it down.
I'm still a teacher, sort of, I'm now a teacher who supports teachers with what/ how they teach. I found out about the opportunity through a professor I worked with while completing my Master's at Drake last year. She thought I'd be a good fit for the position and, truth be told, it took me a while to get used to the idea. I thought long and hard about every angle of what this would mean for myself, Mike and I, and my life thus-far as a classroom teacher and I realized... it was a great opportunity and I'd be silly not to at least try. I was not feeling so confident after the interview because I felt I came across as very "green" but, alas, they called the next day and offered me the job!
Some logisitics to note: I really mean it when I say I thought long and hard about this decision. One neat part of this position is that I'm still on a teacher contract meaning a few things: 1) A Master's degree is required but an adminstrative degree is not check and thank goodness! and 2) My contract is just like a teachers, I just work a longer year meaning I will be building seniority within my new district and can choose to return to the classroom if the time is right and the opportunity presents itself. I'm surprisingly okay with the open-endedness of all of this which, in a way, makes me feel even better about this turn of events... it just feels right.
Although I'm still very new (today was my 4th day) I can already tell you one gigantic perk of this position... maintaining my sanity during Back to School time. In the past, Mike and I sort of had this unspoken 'Divide and Conquer' rule at this time because we each had so much stuff to take care of. Now, I can actually help Mike and/or take care of things at home meaning we won't have the inevitable moment sometime after Labor Day where we both look at each other and say, "where have you been for the last 3 weeks?" (This is actually completely and totally true... happens to us every year). This is a welcomed change =).
Now for the real change... I think I have to come up with a new weekly contribution for the blog. Any suggestions, send them my way. This could be interesting =).
Sarah,
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on the new job!! We will definitely miss you at WR. Cole and Claire were both bummed to hear you had accepted a new position.
We are all very happy for you and wish you the best. We know you will do an outstanding job!!
Colene Hahn