Re: Bummed out
Posted by Judy on 6/30/08

Hello Everyone!
I am a teacher from NJ and I am moving to Texas mid-July. I applied
in the Dallas and Houston area. I think I have applied to over 20
districts and only one Catholic school has called me for an
interview. I thought Texas was in need of teachers but I am
assuming this is not the case. Does any one know when public
schools start calling for interviews. I'm getting nervous but I
guess if I have to teach in the Catholic school I will. Thanks for
Reading!
On 6/20/08, cb wrote:
> I'm back to the waiting game. One school said they would let me
> know this week. Well, its Friday. I don't know if that means no
> or they haven't made a decision. I interviewed at another school
> that I not sure about. I'll keep applying but, I wish I would
> hear something.
>
> On 6/19/08, Me Too! wrote:
>> After my student teaching I substitute taught in several
>> districts. Then the summer came I had a ton of great
>> interviews - I was declined on all of them - Finally a friend
>> told me about a district her mom worked at that was needing
>> teachers. I had applied at that district but hadn't gotten any
>> interviews. So she told her mom about me and they called me
>> in for an interview. They hired me and it was the best
>> district and best paying district in the area. I was there
>> one year and hated it! So I chose not to re-contract w/them
>> and went back to the drawing board of interviewing. Again I
>> didn't get a job so I substitute taught last year. As a
>> desperation move I applied at a district that was an hour away
>> from my home. They hired me on the spot, and it is even
>> better pay than the district that was supposed to be the best
>> paying in the area. Not only that I got the grade I wanted.
>>
>> So I guess my advise is to keep trying - don't get
>> discouraged - realize it is not you there are a lot of people
>> in the same boat - and apply for those districts you may not
>> care for.
>>
>> I realized my problem was I have a masters degree and they
>> would rather pay for someone w/a bachelors degree because they
>> can pay them a lot less. With the school budgets I think that
>> is a big thing.
>>
>> I wish you all the best in finding a job. :)
>>
>>
>>
>> On 6/19/08, another wrote:
>>> 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.