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I have been meaning to post this for a few weeks, but I keep forgetting....
This year, I have been volunteering at the older boys' school once a week, on Friday mornings when Nathan is at preschool. I do copying and some cutting out for the 4K teacher, and count my blessings the whole time that I never taught little kids who need constant visual stimulation!
Anyway, one Friday a few weeks ago I showed up, only to find out that the 4K classes had gone on a field trip. I was turning around to leave when the secretary asked if I could sub for about an hour and a half, since they were in a bind. I said sure, and ended up teaching fourth graders for part of the morning......and LOVED it!
Whenever I have thought about going back to work and teaching music, I have not felt too excited about it, because it requires a lot of extra-curricular time (at least my old job did) that would be hard for me now, with kids of my own. I didn't know if I would like teaching "normal" subjects, though, so I was kind of up in the air about what I wanted to do when Nathan is in school full time.
After my subbing experience the other day, I feel more confident that I am a teacher, and I will be able to teach any subject (provided I know something about it ) and enjoy it. I feel like I have a lot more options and hope to be able to teach at a school where my kids are.....probably I will sub for the first year or two so that the principals can get to know me, and so I can get my certification up to date before applying for a permanent job.
I am just excited to have a sense of direction about the whole thing, even though it will still be a while before I put my plan into action. I can't say that I am dying to go back to work full-time, but I think it will be good for us financially if I can work for 5 or 6 years after DH gets out of the military.
Sally
This year, I have been volunteering at the older boys' school once a week, on Friday mornings when Nathan is at preschool. I do copying and some cutting out for the 4K teacher, and count my blessings the whole time that I never taught little kids who need constant visual stimulation!
Anyway, one Friday a few weeks ago I showed up, only to find out that the 4K classes had gone on a field trip. I was turning around to leave when the secretary asked if I could sub for about an hour and a half, since they were in a bind. I said sure, and ended up teaching fourth graders for part of the morning......and LOVED it!
Whenever I have thought about going back to work and teaching music, I have not felt too excited about it, because it requires a lot of extra-curricular time (at least my old job did) that would be hard for me now, with kids of my own. I didn't know if I would like teaching "normal" subjects, though, so I was kind of up in the air about what I wanted to do when Nathan is in school full time.
After my subbing experience the other day, I feel more confident that I am a teacher, and I will be able to teach any subject (provided I know something about it
) and enjoy it. I feel like I have a lot more options and hope to be able to teach at a school where my kids are.....probably I will sub for the first year or two so that the principals can get to know me, and so I can get my certification up to date before applying for a permanent job.I am just excited to have a sense of direction about the whole thing, even though it will still be a while before I put my plan into action. I can't say that I am dying to go back to work full-time, but I think it will be good for us financially if I can work for 5 or 6 years after DH gets out of the military.
Sally
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