Student teaching is done but now the real work has just begun. I've been finding interviewing and finding an actual job to be much more difficult than my month of take-over. Kids may be difficult to manage sometimes but they make things fun so even the toughest days have a bright spot, if you're up to looking for it.
The toughest part for me has been the talking. Three years ago I heard a teacher say that she hated public speaking. Everyone around her exclaimed "But you're a teacher!" She sheepishly responded that kids are different. Back then I scoffed at her reaction. I thought that she surely must be able to to public speaking if she can get in front of kids everyday. At the same time, I had a nagging worry in my mind that it wouldn't be so easy for me. Talking in front of a crowd isn't my thing. Talking isn't my thing in fact.
Now I think I'd say the same thing. Talking in front of kids isn't the same as talking to a group of adults-which is exactly what an interview is. With the kids, I'm in a position of authority, where they really have no choice but to listen (or no good choices at any rate, some do choose the others once in a while).
I flubbed my first interview. The principal told me that I didn't sell myself well enough or exude confidence. It's a fine line between confidence and arrogance though. I was upset about that one since it was at the school i student taught at. though perhaps more because my pride was hurt than anything else. I'm going to keep working on accepting rejection.
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