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Ah, man, it's EARLY here. Thanks TG. Betty, I swear I'm not nearly as ignorant as that post would seem to imply

Quote: Originally Posted by MissJill I really like it! On the rewards page, erasers is spelling wrong. I think it looks great though! Thanks. I still need to go through and check my spelling. Since I do everything by HTML coding through notepad, it doesn't automatically catch misspelled words. Thanks for the heads-up!

Alice meant experience in tutoring for the state of Washington's tests, I think...

Jem- the library science seems like an excellent degree for you to consider pursuing given your 'book business'. Good luck.

What a terrible thing to return to! The next couple of weeks are going to be difficult for us for subs--between having report cards due in the office (we are able to book a half day supply to work on them) and H1N1, we have a lot of staff out. Last Friday, we were short 3 subs and I suspect it will be worse this week. Unfortunately, when they are in such short supply, the quality isn't always the best.

What a terrible experience! I'm sorry. That blows.

I came out of industry and have hired a bunch of people at all levels. As Alice mentioned, we need more information to give you good advice. What grades? What teaching area? What kind of school systems are you applying to? How much competition do you face in your area? That said, here's a few basic rules to understand..... 1 - The purpose of a resume is to get an interview, nothing more. It's a sales pitch brochure, put your best...

One year, my mother and I made Santa faces on wooden spoons. They came out quite cute. I can't remember if we just painted the hats, or had real felt. The faces were painted and we used dimensional white paint with sparkles for the beard. We tied them with red gingham ribbon and actually sold some.

Quote: Originally Posted by Jem Thanks for the support, czacza! It's really hard to admit I may not want to go back to the classroom, so it's really nice to have support in a 'career change'. The thought of spending my day with children's literature AND kids is just about a dream come true. That, and I have just about every book ever written for the 'under 12' crowd' memorized and burned into my brain....

You will learn some tricks to dealing with that paperwork, and yes, I think each year usually you can get better with short cuts so you can have that important family time! Do you need to give so much work? Does it all need to be graded? Can you skim and do plus, check, minus? Skim as they are finishing up an assignment and slap a sticker on it? What grade are you? I know upper elementary teachers have a lot to grade. I try to do assessments...