It's amazing to me that I would have this many school districts interested in me. When I graduated from OVU, I applied in a staggering amount of districts in WV. I only got one interview! One... uno... un! It was with Hamilton Middle School in Wood County. It was in my hometown and I was excited. One of the questions during my interview was if I felt that teaching middle school was stressful. My answer was no! I've been in stressful situations in which my actions or my inactions could have caused the death of one or more individuals. Teaching middle school science would be a piece of cake.
What I should have said....
Teaching middle school can be difficult at times, but the skills I learned in the military enables me to cope with stressful events in a healthy appropriate manner.
It doesn't matter that I didn't get that job. I was hired at VCS half way through my interview. It was WV's loss that they didn't hire a passionate WV girl to teach science. My first year at VCS, I applied to WV schools with no luck. I didn't even get acknowledged that I applied in some counties. All the hype about needing highly qualified science teachers sounded like a tub of malarky to me.
Fast forward to the present day. The ATP job fair in Minneapolis was successful. Posting my resume on the ATP website has been positive. Unfortunately, a little too positive and successful. I've been forced to turn down interviews and jobs in other districts. Some have questioned me if I picked my district too son. I don't think so, I think I'm destined for Barrow. Maybe I should just put something on my voice mail to let others know I'm not available.
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