ughhh.... I cant believe that tomorrow is our LAST day of vacation!!! I still did NOT plan for next week. I am sooooooooooo lazy and not in the planning mood
Boop2704
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Ok, I know I am ridiculous, but I am so excited to go back!! I miss working. Plus, when we go back on Monday, I only have to work for 22 days and then I am off for 3 !/2 weeks for my wedding and honeymoon.
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I do not want to go back at all. I brought so many things home to work on and it is still sitting in my bag on the floor!
I can not call in sick once for the rest of the year because I already used all my alloted 10 days for my honeymoon so this is going to be a long rest of the year!
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I am a little depressed, but also a bit restless at home. I do miss my students, so it will be nice getting back!
dandj
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29 days until Feb. break - thats not too bad... also don't forge Martin Luther King day at least its a three day weekend in two weeks. How do people have only a few weeks vacation? I wouldn't last
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I really don't want to go back, I started my plans last Friday and still haven't finished. I also brought home a ton of things to do and they just sit in my bag on the floor
Julybaby
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Do you know what's going to be sad? By Tuesday, it will feel like we never had a vacation!
Deb_n_Rob
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My school bag is still in my car!!! I guess I should go get it and plan. This vacation went so fast. But, don't forget about our three day weekend in January for Martin Luther King.
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I can't believe it's almost Monday, how depresssing! Our class is one of the worst behaved in the school. Come February Break I am putting out resumes for the island.
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Posted by dandj
29 days until Feb. break - thats not too bad... also don't forge Martin Luther King day at least its a three day weekend in two weeks. How do people have only a few weeks vacation? I wouldn't last
I say that all the time!! The funny thing is we have a lot of vacations and it's still not enough. You know what's funny....how many times did you think of work during this vacation? I thought about it like 90% of the time. That's the advantage of other jobs....when my fiance comes home, work is 100% off of his mind!!!
swags1016
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I just got back from working in my classroom. I went in to do the filing I never seem to be able to get done during the day.
karen32
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i can't wait to be a teacher!!!! right now i get 7 paid holidays a year, that's it!!!!! i do get 28 other days, but that's sick time and vacation time together.
TogetherForever
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Karen, when will you start teaching?
mrswask
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I have no idea how I am going to be out of the house at 7 am on Monday morning! I have been sleeping WELL into the PM everyday!!
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Posted by Danielle&Scott
Come February Break I am putting out resumes for the island.
Don't wait that long. My district starts calling in applicants to do a writing sample in early February.
Good luck!
Betty
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What does the writing sample consist of???
(will be looking for a teaching job the middle of next year)
I am SS teacher and I am sure they have different subject questions:
1. which historian has inspired me most (something to that effect)
2. how would a implement the new regents standards (again something like that)
others I had were about civics or I was given a quote and I had to reflect on that...again all relating to my subject and grade level
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Karen, when will you start teaching?
i am making up some undergrad classes this upcoming spring semester and then i start my Masters in Education full-time this summer. i should be teaching within 2 years. woo-hoo!!!
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What does the writing sample consist of???
In my district, it's 2 questions about how you would teach or respond to a certain situation. I think one of the questions I had to answer was something like if I could teach a thematic unit to any grade in any subject area, what would I teach and how would I do it.
Grammar, spelling and content all count equally, as well as the ability to form a well thought out response with a good intro and conclusion. I've since sat on interviewing committees, so I have a pretty good insight as to what interviewers are looking for, and I can tell you that anyone who doesn't finish both essays is immediately excluded.
Betty
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Thanks Yabbo and JennRenee. I SOOOOOO dread interviewing. I alwyas clam up and forget EVERYTHING I know
How long do you have to write the essays and how long do they have to be?
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How long do you have to write the essays and how long do they have to be?
I don't remember exactly how long you have. It's either 1.5 or 2 hours.
The essays have to be long enough to answer the question. Some people do it well in a page, others in 3 or 4 pages.
Don't get all worked up over interviewing... when the time comes I'm sure you'll do FINE!
