Like a Circle in a Spiral...
Sep. 10th, 2004 03:37 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ursangnomeThe world doesn't just turn. It spins quickly enough to make a faint whizzzzing noise. Or so it seems to me.
A while back, in order to open up more employment opportunities, I too the MTELs- Massachusetts Tests for Education Licensure, so that I could teach high school physics to pay my bills, should the opportunity arise. A couple of weeks ago, I got my results and applied for a license (which is in process, but I meet all the requirements).
Then, I went to WorldCon. Busy weekend there, but I'll not put in a con report.
I came back frmm the con, and on Monday found a message on my answering machine - a friend telling me that there was an ad in the Sunday Boston Globe, looking for a new teacher in Waltham. Now, the School year has already started, so they want a teacher pretty badly. So I get on the hop..
Tuesday I get my resume edited up for this purpose. I ask around for folks to write the three required recommendations (My thanks again to all of you reading this who I asked!). I realized that the recommendations weren't going to be here for a couple fo days, so I decided to try to contact the school and see if they wanted my resume now, or if I should wait to gather all the stated requirements together in a single package.
End result was that before Tuesday was out, I had an interview set for Thursday morning. Without them even seeing my resume, much less any recommendation letters.
I spent Wednesday preparing - talking to teacher friends about what to expect and ask in the interview, making sure my dress clothes were clean, and so on. I spend time getting familiar with the Massachusetts educational standards and benchmarks and framework, getting papers together, and so on.
Thursday arrives, and the interview happens - I met with the Waltham district's Director of Science Education. I think things went well. We seemed to hit it off, had many similar ideas about education, and so on. He seemed to like my credentials, and so on.
He tossed me a curve-ball by asking me to address a physics class wihtout preparation. But I seemed to survive the test, as he seemed to like what I had to say, and I kept the attention of the students (perhaps better than he himself was doing). I figure I passed that test, because he continued to show me around the building introducing me to people for another hour after that. I went home feeling pretty good about it all.
They had another candidate to interview today. And they wanted one of us to start up classes on Monday. I spent the remainder of the day running errands and doing housework.
Today was spent on more errands, making mental lists of things I'll need for this new job (like - a car, new business-casual clothes, etc), waiting and fretting.
I don't know when the last candidate was supposed to be interviewed today. Nor do I know how long the conference on who to hire would take. So I sit and wait for news. School's been out for a couple of hours, but if the last candidate was getting interviewed after business hours, I shouldn't expect an answer yet.
I can't even call to check on the decision - the man I saw is slightly hard of hearing, and doesn't answer the telephone! He does all his correspondence by e-mail, and I e-mailed him already to add my cell-phone number to my contact information.
So, I sit, and listen to the whir of the spinning globe upon which all mankind rests...
A while back, in order to open up more employment opportunities, I too the MTELs- Massachusetts Tests for Education Licensure, so that I could teach high school physics to pay my bills, should the opportunity arise. A couple of weeks ago, I got my results and applied for a license (which is in process, but I meet all the requirements).
Then, I went to WorldCon. Busy weekend there, but I'll not put in a con report.
I came back frmm the con, and on Monday found a message on my answering machine - a friend telling me that there was an ad in the Sunday Boston Globe, looking for a new teacher in Waltham. Now, the School year has already started, so they want a teacher pretty badly. So I get on the hop..
Tuesday I get my resume edited up for this purpose. I ask around for folks to write the three required recommendations (My thanks again to all of you reading this who I asked!). I realized that the recommendations weren't going to be here for a couple fo days, so I decided to try to contact the school and see if they wanted my resume now, or if I should wait to gather all the stated requirements together in a single package.
End result was that before Tuesday was out, I had an interview set for Thursday morning. Without them even seeing my resume, much less any recommendation letters.
I spent Wednesday preparing - talking to teacher friends about what to expect and ask in the interview, making sure my dress clothes were clean, and so on. I spend time getting familiar with the Massachusetts educational standards and benchmarks and framework, getting papers together, and so on.
Thursday arrives, and the interview happens - I met with the Waltham district's Director of Science Education. I think things went well. We seemed to hit it off, had many similar ideas about education, and so on. He seemed to like my credentials, and so on.
He tossed me a curve-ball by asking me to address a physics class wihtout preparation. But I seemed to survive the test, as he seemed to like what I had to say, and I kept the attention of the students (perhaps better than he himself was doing). I figure I passed that test, because he continued to show me around the building introducing me to people for another hour after that. I went home feeling pretty good about it all.
They had another candidate to interview today. And they wanted one of us to start up classes on Monday. I spent the remainder of the day running errands and doing housework.
Today was spent on more errands, making mental lists of things I'll need for this new job (like - a car, new business-casual clothes, etc), waiting and fretting.
I don't know when the last candidate was supposed to be interviewed today. Nor do I know how long the conference on who to hire would take. So I sit and wait for news. School's been out for a couple of hours, but if the last candidate was getting interviewed after business hours, I shouldn't expect an answer yet.
I can't even call to check on the decision - the man I saw is slightly hard of hearing, and doesn't answer the telephone! He does all his correspondence by e-mail, and I e-mailed him already to add my cell-phone number to my contact information.
So, I sit, and listen to the whir of the spinning globe upon which all mankind rests...
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Date: 2004-09-10 03:10 pm (UTC)If you need wheels on the super-cheap, let me know and I can make a few calls."
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Date: 2004-09-10 04:13 pm (UTC)Would it surprise you to kow that if a "yes" does come my way, you are at the top of my list of folks to call on that subject? :)
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Date: 2004-09-10 07:07 pm (UTC)-late 70's early 80's full sized Ford Bronco, large 351cid V-8 engine, been parked for a while but running, looks ugly (beat flat-black paint) $500. Being sold because they know they won't get around to redoing it.
-1996 VW Jetta, 5-speed. high miles (~140K+) but just flawlessly completed a cross-country road trip. $3000. My sister's car, was bought in Hawaii while she was living there, shipped to the mainland and drivin back to CT, is selling because she has a newer Golf that has been in storage.
-A cousin also has a volvo for sale, didn't get much info but I think it's an '89, he works at a Volvo dealership and this was some elderly womens car she was selling because she didn't need it anymore. He is selling it because he just had a kid and wants a wagon.
I'll keep my ears open for any other possibilities." :)
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