Since I don’t have anything job or education-related to tell you, I thought I’d write a post about what I’m reading.
I finished Heart of Darkness about three weeks ago – I’m still waiting to hear from people who want to talk about it; I’ve got some leading questions that I can ask to get a [...]
Entries from June 2006
June 30, 2006
What I’m Reading
June 30, 2006
What’d I Tell Ya?
I got this in my inbox this morning. There’s that frickin’ deep pool again, dammit!
Mrs. Chili:
After discussing our vacant position with three of the four interview
committee members, we have recommended a candidate to fill the one year
leave of absence. As I shared with you earlier this year, the talent in
this pool of candidates is [...]
June 29, 2006
If I Don’t Get a Teaching Job…
…Maybe I can be a photographer.
These are some of the pictures I took of plants in Florida. Stuff like this only grows as houseplants in New England and I was absolutely fascinated by it.
No news on the job front. I’m almost certain that the AP at CT’s school will do everything he can [...]
June 26, 2006
I Can Hope, Can’t I?
My cell phone rang while I was on vacation. It was CT, telling me that her office mate, who left in May to have her baby, just announced that she’s taking a leave of absence this coming school year. I guess caring for the baby and a toddler is a lot more than [...]
June 16, 2006
Who’s Reading?
Who of you is reading Heart of Darkness? I know for sure that Kizz is – and that she’s ready to start talking about the first 40 or so pages – but I don’t know who else is participating in this little discussion group. If you’re “in,” ‘fess up and let me know [...]
June 16, 2006
Well….CRAP!
I finally got in touch with the principal of LHS this morning. I decided to try the seven-a.m., call-before-the-day-gets-started tactic and, lo and behold, he actually answered his phone!
He didn’t have good news for me, though; they decided to go with the other candidate. He was very kind about it in what I [...]
June 15, 2006
Playing Cat and Mouse
So, there was some action on the job front today, but it never amounted to anything…
I came home from assisting in a sign language class this morning to find my answering machine blinking. One of the messages was from (gasp!) the principal of LHS!! I immediately called him back and got his secretary, [...]
June 12, 2006
Should I, or Shouldn’t I?
I STILL haven’t heard anything from LHS.
Here’s my question – should I call them to find out what’s going on, or should I just continue to wait quietly? I’ve gotten two varying opinions on this – CT says “CALL THEM” and Bowyer says “just wait it out.” Honestly, I could go either way.
What [...]
June 9, 2006
It’s ALL About PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY
Oh, for CRYING OUT LOUD!
Bowyer teaches biology in high school, and has for the past eleven or so years. He’s a great teacher – I’ve seen him in action and it’s obvious that he loves what he does. Lately, though, things haven’t been so great for him, and that’s what I’m ranting [...]
