I am currently job-hunting outside of education, and I have noticed an interesting trend: jobs requiring a high school diploma are also requiring skills that are not typically on the standard high school curriculum. If your school provides them at all, it is likely that they will end up as elective courses. This includes jobs […]
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A Leader is Not Always a Leader
Oh my goodness! I have an abundance of, how shall I put it, VERY STRONG LEADERS in my classroom this year. You know that point where you feel like your class is completely autonomous and could run smoothly without you? Yeah, we haven’t gotten to that point because if I wasn’t present it would be […]
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How to Ace a Teacher Interview: Preparation and Passion
By Victoria Ayam As an administrator what I look for in a candidate is passion. We employ teachers who are willing to change their students’ lives through education and can convey that in an interview. I want to have in my team lifelong learners and team players. I want whole teachers for the whole child. […]
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4+ Jobs for Teachers Who Leave the Profession
No teacher enters the profession thinking that there will be a day when they can no longer be in front of children. Many new teachers hope to teach into retirement while others hope to last at least twenty years changing children’s lives. However, the grim reality is that in 2022 very few teachers last in […]