So far so good in Colorado! A quick update:
I went to the job fair at EMU and stood in line to talk the Cherry Creek school district. It's a posh area in CO with money and fantastic schools. After they rejected me because I didn't have a degree in Special Ed, I went to the table next door.
Hello future career.
Moving across the country has been a change, however, the biggest adjustment has not been moving, instead it's the feeling that I am responsible for these children.
I can no longer pass the buck to my CT or to anyone else. If they don't know their math facts or know how to read etc- it's all on my shoulders. Sometimes I think about the fact that the kids are 'mine' and that I am responsible for their learning and it scares me!
(p.s. thanks for inviting me to the blog, I'm exited to read/post!)
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Oh my gosh! I totally get what you mean about the job fair...who knew a quick conversation with a district on a sunny April morning would change the course of our entire lives!
ReplyDeleteThanks for joining the blog! I was hoping that someone with the expertise of spelling "W" would come around sooner or later. Look forward to hearing more of your adventures :)
I totally know what you mean!
ReplyDeleteI hear you on the moving across the country, but reality being that we are professionals now! I am in Houston with Lisa and Katy! But yes, the real thing is that WE are responsible for these kiddos! I am going to my first intervention meeting for one of my kids tomorrow! Crazy that I have to talk about me as the teacher and what I am doing for him!
ReplyDeleteI have been bad and not keeping up on this blog what with everything else happening as a first year teacher. I can definitely relate having been rejected by cherry creek myself. Where in CO did you end up and what grade are you teaching?? I am in Fort Collins with third graders this year!
ReplyDelete