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4moreyears Your goals are multi-fauceted. Start with one thing: Become qualified to teach. Since you're already enrolled in college, check with your university to see what requirements you must meet. Student teaching will absolutely be one of those requirements; this will be a tough semester, but you will learn so much.

You're talking about secondar...See MoreYour goals are multi-fauceted. Start with one thing: Become qualified to teach. Since you're already enrolled in college, check with your university to see what requirements you must meet. Student teaching will absolutely be one of those requirements; this will be a tough semester, but you will learn so much.

You're talking about secondary history -- traditionally, that's one of the tough arenas in which to find a job. The truth -- something that never occurred to me until student teaching /something that scared me badly: One of my favorite professors stood in front of an auditorium full of student teachers and said to us, "Your degree will never get you a job. Look to your left and your right. Those students, your competition, have the same degree." Yikes! He was right! He went on to emphasize that each of us needed something to make us stand out from the crowd, something that'd make a principal choose us. The single best thing that will make you stand out /get you a job -- be ready to coach a sport. Yeah, that's what the principal really needs -- I've seen teachers negotiate jobs for their spouses because they had experience coaching a sport.

If your goal is to teach, you're right to position yourself for one of the Big Four, but you should change your major to history. Yeah, the Black Studies thing may help you with your other goals (keep it as a minor or a concentration), but the history degree will get you the initial job you need -- the classroom job. Once you're hired, you could be asked to teach anything in the history department: American history, European history, Civics, etc. The experienced teachers will already "have claimed" their thing, and you -- the new guy -- will need to step into whatever opening they have.

For the moment, table your goals about an institute to help a specific group of kids. You really need some classroom experience before you can do that. Focus on Goal 1 first, and move on to that in the future.

For the moment, focus on the bachelor's degree and the teaching certificate. That'll get you your first job. Work a bit before you determine the direction you want to take for your other goals. Take it in manageable bites.

Finally, brush up on your grammar. Teaching is all about communication, and lack of capital letters is a big red flag. Don't fall back on "casual communication, message board". If you're a clear communicator, your grammar should be so automatic that you don't have to think about it. Very important.

Dec 29, 2017

EXERCISE ROLL CALL - Tuesday

by Bev-MI

Dec 26, 2017

Stopping in to say "Hi!". I hope everyone is still moving and stepping. Me not so much. PT workout in the morning. Back into the routines, for me. I am hoping there was not too much damage with the scales, the few days I have laid off!! Happy new year to all.

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Elaine/ret/IN Men, so glad you found recipes that were tasty for veg and non-veg alike. It's so much fun to have the kids back home and so sad when they leave.

We've had the 2 grands from MI for 3 days--home tomorrow. And DD and family from NYC for nearly a week. They leave Saturday.Such good times. Fun in the snow today. Slime. Selfies. Prince and Pri...See More

Dec 28, 2017

men52 I am just going to add to this thread even though it's Friday. I rode 19 miles this morning and got plenty of social time chatting. That's just as important to get that in for me as the physical challenge. I am not doing a darn thing exercise way until Tuesday. My hip still is sore from Zumba. We are getting more snow today so I am sure shoveling a...See More

Dec 29, 2017

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by TheLastAngryTeacher

Dec 28, 2017

This is a test!

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Bob R/CA Did we pass?

Dec 29, 2017

Apple Seed for Friday, 29 December 2017

by Barb S. hs/ret

Dec 29, 2017

Happy faces, glowing with love - the Christmas decorations we should never put away!

~ Margaret Benton

Apple Seed for Wednesday, 27 December 2017

by Barb S. hs/ret

Dec 28, 2017

Love is what's in the room with you if you stop opening presents and listen.

~ Bobby - age 07

Kathleen I especially like this one. Out of the mouths of babes...

Dec 28, 2017

Apple Seed for Thursday, 28 December 2017

by Barb S. hs/ret

Dec 28, 2017

If you didn't get all the things you wanted, you can still be grateful for all the things you didn't get that you didn't want.

~ Michael Nolan

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no job insurance for sub teachers: injury in line of duty

by fearlesssubteacher

Dec 19, 2017

HI all: I was hit by a ball while working at a school in nyc. I got a minor concussion. Doctors and hospital said that I need to rest a lot to heal. It can take months to heal. The uft told me that since I'm not a regularly appointed sub I can't get any kind of coverage for days that I needed to take off. It's now at least two months later and I'm ...See More

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haha You must be an employee of the school or an agency. You should be covered by some kind of workers comp. What that includes or looks like might vary from state to state. You went to the Dr. to get treatment and document the original accident/injury so I would follow up with someone. Whenever there is an accident that required medical treatment there...See More

Dec 26, 2017

Apple Seed for Monday, 25 December 2017

by Barb S. hs/ret

Dec 25, 2017

Christmas is here and now for everyone who is able and willing to receive it.

~ Ida Belle McGill

Apple Seed for Sunday, 24 December 2017

by Barb S. hs/ret

Dec 24, 2017

And so we come again to Christmas, with all its color and joy, its magic and wonder, its spirit of goodwill and warmth.

~ Esther Baldwin York