The preschool position I broke my previous contract for fell through. However, the middle school needs a 7th grade English language arts teacher, so I’m going to give that a shot.

The good news? I don’t have to organize or facilitate any IEP meetings, no time-consuming evaluations or other case management responsibilities to worry about.

The not-so-good news? I guess there are several “heavy hitters” in the 7th grade class that I will have to win over. I already kind of have a plan for this, but you know what they say about the best laid plans. We’ll see what happens.

I got a good feeling from administration. I liked them a lot. I felt like we clicked in a way I haven’t felt with other administrators. So that’s a plus.

The curriculum doesn’t sound too bad. They already have a book they’re reading, and a vocabulary program.

If it’s a good fit, it could potentially go into next year.

I am keeping an open mind. I can’t walk into it thinking it’s going to be awful. Then it will be. I might love it. I don’t know yet.

I can teach kids to write. What an amazing opportunity. Most kids hate writing. If I can get them to appreciate it, I’ll have done them a huge service.

I’m looking forward to getting started.