It's getting harder and harder to find a job these days. I've been looking for so long and as the time goes by it seems like there are less opportunities out there. I get interviews, in fact I've gotten several, sometimes even second interviews and then nothing. The rare times I hear back they've cut the position or I don't have enough experience. "Student teaching isn't really experience" - then why do we have to do it? Seriously! and how am I supposed to get experience if no one is willing to take a chance on me. I am most certainly qualified and yet a full time position in my field seems like too much to hope for.
While I do enjoy my part time jobs - it isn't enough. I need something more. I need to be fulfilled. I would like to return to school and get my PhD in arts administration. I can't do that unless I have full-time classroom experienced. Substitute teaching makes it that much harder to cope with the fact that I can't seem to land a job in a classroom of my own. That is really all I want - a classroom to call my own. Students to teach - who value and respect me.
Let's face it - living in New Jersey with Christie as our Governor - will things really improve anytime soon?
One can only dream.
