Closed doors

July 26th

--Interview at a Junior High School in a rural town an hour away for a position as a remedial English and math teacher.

--Principal called a week later: Don't give up, you'll be a great teacher. We hired someone with more experience.

August 9th

--Interview with a non-profit organization in the city half an hour away for a position teaching alternative education high school math.

--Polite letter: We were impressed with your background, but we've filled the position.

August 24th

--Interview at alternative high school two hours away for a position as English/math teacher.

--Principal called two days later: Lots of competition; we were impressed with your creativity, but we filled the position.

August 27th

--Interview with rural high school twenty minutes away for a position as coordinator/teacher in an adult/alternative education program.

--Polite letter: Hard decision; best of luck, but we filled the position.

Also

--Phone conversation with the principal of a small Christian school in Kansas. Urged me to consider joining the ministry, but curriculum conflicted with my philosophy of education.
--Email and phone communication about tutoring homeschool student on the other side of the world. Someone else volunteered.

I am still looking for the open door.