Umemployment

Cringe-worthy ...
S
o, I open my mouth to ask questions and I get fired. Well, not exactly ... I get my contract offer withdrawn. Whatever actually happened, I am officially unemployed. Enough to file for unemployment and take a little bit of my tax money back ...

But, rather than groan about what happened, I'm going to chronicle my adventure in my blog. There unfortunately is not a whole lot I can do to get back at the dumb dumb that decided I wouldn't be needed, but I can start the search for a better job.

Sadly, I am not quite sure I am going to have a whole lot to write about over the next couple of months, but I'm definitely going to write every weekday. If nothing else, I will write who I applied to, what I did for unemployment, or how I was productive on the job front ... just to keep me really working towards the next great job.

I have been productive already. At the very least, this setback has pushed me into action. I have signed up to take the certification tests. Although I can't get certified through them yet, they will make me highly qualified for all social studies, rather than just history. I also applied for a teacher certification program. I'd been putting it off due to the high price, but there is no time like the present. I screwed myself over by not having done it already, which significantly cuts down my options for possible employment.

I have already applied for two teaching positions already: one at Brooks Academy of Science and Engineering, the other at Southwest Preparatory Academy.

Keep your fingers crossed, do whatever pagan ritual you can think of, light a candle (or seven), and/or say a little prayer ...

And so goes the life ...