tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-431257942256718675.post1986692148112467534..comments2023-07-29T04:13:18.581-05:00Comments on My Journey through Teaching: First Job Intervieweager2teachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12367478626567304609noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-431257942256718675.post-67153775256267630572010-04-16T00:12:56.587-05:002010-04-16T00:12:56.587-05:00Sounds like the interview went really well! I hope...Sounds like the interview went really well! I hope you get the job! I think it's important to decide what is most important to you...the district, the age-group, the particular school etc. Listen to your gut. Whatever choice you make is the right choice.<br /><br />When I was hired, I was supposed to teach reading in Spanish yet they never spoke to me in Spanish or made sure I was competent. I always thought that was odd! I never ended up doing it and I was kind of relieved because I didn't have that security that they had checked and deemed my skills good enough.Sneaker Teacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11629970985456274562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-431257942256718675.post-32485881362136652712010-04-15T19:16:28.626-05:002010-04-15T19:16:28.626-05:00That sounds like a really cool job. Truthfully I h...That sounds like a really cool job. Truthfully I have no training in ESL either and somehow I've become the ESL teacher in kindergarten (not formally but I get a lot of ESL kids each year). I've tried to do a ton of reading and learning about it but it basically just comes down to how much effort you are willing to put in- adding pictures to things, playing vocabulary games, etc- plus are all the kids Spanish because that would give you a huge advantage that you know Spanish. <br /><br />Anyway, I don't think you can ever know exactly where would be the best fit for you. I turned down a 2nd grade job to take my K position even though I wanted 2nd grade more but I wanted the district I am in now and the 2nd grade was an "open classroom" (no walls) and I was not comfortable with that. Sometimes I think about how things might have been different if I took the other job, but I'm pretty sure I made the right decision. There is no way to know for sure of course :)Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03964218970797460632noreply@blogger.com