Teach for America has offered me a spot teaching High School in Denver and I have accepted. I am incredibly excited. Denver seems like such an adventure and teaching will be a wonderful challenge. I hope to learn as much as I teach.
I have been placed to teach secondary English. I found this a bit surprising given that I have only taken one English class in my college career. I am pretty nervous about teaching English--but I've heard that subject placement is not set in stone. Though, I suppose you do learn how to write as History major. I've taken solace in the fact that at least by teaching English I'll be able to improve my own skills. Hopefully I'll learn to avoid the passive voice I'm so fond of in my essays. Additionally, the very though of teaching is making me so self conscious about my grammar! Argh!
Hearing from Teach for America was great, but it is also bittersweet. I appreciate that I don't have to struggle to find a job in this economy, but leaving school is a bit saddening. I've really come to love LA and the little niche I have carved out for myself. The worst part about moving every two years is that two years is the amount of time it takes for a place to feel like home. I am really going to miss folks like Jesse, Cinthia, Sonja, Navid, and everyone else.
I will miss you, California.
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California will miss you, too!
I could write an essay on how much I agree with how hard it is to leave once you're starting to feel like you belong. I guess it just means you gotta make every moment count!
See you Friday =)
it would've been sweet to have you as an english teacher...
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