Re: Bummed out
Posted by another on 6/19/08

So sorry to hear your story. I know how hard it is up in this
area (im from MI), I worked as an aide to "get my foot in the
door" and when a teaching position opened up it went to
someone the principal knew, not me who had been giving my all
to that school for years (not to mention teaching classes
when the subs didn't show up!).

I found that, for me, it has helped to focus on who I am
outside of being a teacher (actually it took me a year of
thearapy to do that :-) I went back to working in retail like
i did in college (making about what I did as an aide) and
realized i like it now that I don't feel like I"m
just "waiting" for a teaching job. I still sub on and off to
pay the rent, and I'll keep applying but I'm determined not
to base my worth on whether or not I have a job that relates
to my degree. I've developed new hobbies I like and am
exploring taking a few community college classes to see if I
might like working in health care.

This might not be the right path for you, but it has worked
for me, and I just want to encourage you that you are worth
more than just what your degree says!

On 6/18/08, Amanda wrote:
> I have been working my butt off the last year to get in
> good with the public schools in my area. I live in stark
> county ohio, and if you don't know...its a horrible place
> to be looking for a teaching job because most of northeast
> ohio cannot pass a levy to fund the schools. I just had
> the job interview of a lifetime. It was the district that
> I graduated from (a plus for hiring I was told), I
> completed a 2 month long term there, plus I had been
> subbing quite regularly there since September. I had a
> recommendation from the principal of the school that I
> subbed for (this particular elementary was not hiring),
> plus recommendations from 3 of the teachers within the
> district. I got the second interview (I was one of 11) and
> I thought that the lesson I had planned and presented was
> awesome and that I was a sure thing to get the job with all
> of the components that I just listed. But today I got the
> rejection letter that said that this district only hires
> the "most qualified and best candidates to serve the school
> and community" and that "the talent pool is tough and that
> I was not not recommended for employment at this time."
> Needless to say I was shocked. (the funny thing is...my
> friend Jen who just graduated in December, and whom I gave
> all my phone numbers of sub secretaries in the county so
> she may find some work, and whom also informed me a few
> weeks ago that she wasn't getting very many sub jobs and
> whom I also mentioned that this district was hiring got the
> 3rd grade position that I so wanted). Although I had
> pretty much figured out yesterday that I hadn't gotten the
> job since my friend Jen informed me that she already
> received a call. So I have been balling my eyes out for 2
> days now because I feel like maybe I have worked my whole
> life for this and I am just not cut out for it. Because I
> honestly do not know what else I could have done. How did
> Jen with just a few experiences in the district nailed the
> job that I had so maticulously planned for? I am at a
> crossroads because I have sent out over 70 resumes to
> counties that border mine and I have not recieved any
> interviews. The liklihood of getting a job around here is
> slim to none and I do not have much mobility since my
> husbands' self owned company is here. I have no idea where
> to go with my life and I don't know if I even want to
> continue with education because I can't take a 3rd year of
> days of tears without a job offer. Does anyone out there
> have any advice or words of wisdom for a struggling
> teacher? Or what you would do in my situation? I have
> also spent the past 48 hours filling out as many teacher
> job websites as possible and sending out a few last ditch
> effort resumes to some distant schools. I just feel that
> there is no hope left of me every fulfilling my dream to be
> a classroom teacher. Seriously, does anyone have anything
> that may be of help to me? I am absolutely desperate.

Posts on this thread, including this one

• Bummed out, 6/18/08, by Amanda.
• Re: Bummed out, 6/19/08, by Mark.
• Re: Bummed out, 6/19/08, by Julia.
• Re: Bummed out, 6/19/08, by another.
• Re: Bummed out, 6/19/08, by another.
• Re: Bummed out, 6/19/08, by Me Too!.
• Re: Bummed out, 6/20/08, by cb.
• Re: Bummed out, 6/30/08, by Judy.
• Re: Bummed out, 9/25/08, by LMS2008.
• Re: Bummed out, 9/27/08, by deanna.