I got a rejection letter for the aide position that I didn’t want anyway. See? Moot. 🙂 (Incidentally, after talking to a couple of people in the field, I’ve determined that a paraprofessional position would be a good idea IF it was in a district where I’d like to get my foot in the door. This position? Not my ideal work environment anyway, so probably not where I’d want to be working.)

I have an interview this afternoon for a high school long-term sub position. Wish me luck!

The community college where I’m now teaching is advertising for a full-time job starting in January. Hmmm…

Back when I was deciding to go back to school, I had been thinking that teaching at the college level was my ultimate goal. However, I knew that this would probably mean pursuing a doctorate at some point, which I am not quite prepared to do. Then I discovered that I do actually *like* teaching high school.

This is to say that I’m at something of a crossroads right now. I could go either way. I feel fairly confident that I would be happy in either position, so if this opportunity in higher ed were to present itself to me, I would pursue it…I’ve always thought it was something I might want to do “someday” anyway.

I’m feeling very confident about interviews in general lately. I used to take rejections personally, but more experience has changed that. I realize now that a rejection doesn’t mean that I was bad, or that I performed poorly in the interview. More likely that they found someone who was, for whatever reason, a better fit for the position. I came out of two interviews last week feeling good…and so I know that if I don’t get hired, it wasn’t because they didn’t like me. Let’s hope this positive attitude stays with me!