Thursday, September 1, 2011

Back to school

I started school this week. I returned to my alma mater not as a student, but as an instructor. On Tuesday I began teaching a grammar class for international students at a nearby university. 

I now have one of those back-to-school stories that every teacher accumulates along the educational journey.

Here's the short version: 

A couple of weeks ago...
Monday: Found a job posting; applied online.
Tuesday: Received a message from the department.
Wednesday: Played telephone tag and set up an interview.
Thursday: Completed interview (the first of two for the day).
Friday: Received an offer.

For the next couple of weeks my background check hung out in human resources.

Last week...
Thursday: Background check cleared. Zoomed over to the university to meet the senior teachers.
Friday: Began training.
This week...
Monday: Completed training. Received class assignment.
Tuesday: Began teaching. Class assignment was switched and then switched back. Received textbook.
Wednesday: Experienced a "regular" day.
Thursday...

7 comments:

  1. Phew! Sounds like you're having quite the intense first week of school. I hope today things start to calm down and feel normal. Hurray for you having a job teaching!

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  2. Does this mean the blueberry farm is done for the summer?

    ~ Betsy

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  3. Wow, Amy, I'm so excited for you! I loved tutoring International students. You'll do well and you'll make some life long friends!

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  4. The blueberry farm isn't closed for the season but we don't have enough berries to be open all the time. We're only open a couple of days a week, now.

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  5. Rejoicing with you and looking forward to many highlights!

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  6. Way to go Amy !!!
    Uncle Keith

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