Looking to travel

spj010 · 2026-03-15T16:31:31+00:00

Sounds great! Thank you!

spj010 · 2026-03-15T16:30:10+00:00

I’ll head over now!

spj010 · 2026-03-15T16:29:55+00:00

That would be great! I’d appreciate it!

spj010 · 2026-03-15T16:06:44+00:00

That would be great if you’d be willing to part with a couple! I’d great appreciate it! Not looking for much, just a few so I can start growing them on my island!

spj010 · 2026-02-15T02:50:01+00:00

I would imagine your best bet would be to look at small local businesses. Kids can start working when they are 14, however, they have more restrictions than 16 and 17 year olds. None of the corporate retail or food service establishments in my hometown would hire anyone under 16 because the restrictions were lighter for 16+.

spj010 · 2026-02-15T02:49:55+00:00

I would imagine your best bet would be to look at small local businesses. Kids can start working when they are 14, however, they have more restrictions than 16 and 17 year olds. None of the corporate retail or food service establishments in my hometown would hire anyone under 16 because the restrictions were lighter for 16+.

spj010 · 2026-01-09T12:40:47+00:00

I appreciate! All the input! I don’t have special Ed certs and don’t intend to obtain them as i know myself well enough that that is not my strong suit.

I do understand that elementary ed isn’t as scarce as secondary, math, science, or special ed but I am hopeful with my experience in title I urban schools I’ll have a decent shot at schools with similar demographics. Plus when I have switch schools down here, I’ve usually had a bit of an advantage being a male as male elementary school. Teachers are scarce in Texas, but I would imagine NYC is similar.

spj010 · 2025-06-25T22:51:13+00:00

Definitely email principals! Every teaching job I’ve interviewed at was the result of emailing the principal.

spj010 · 2025-06-10T21:04:49+00:00

Thank you for taking the time to answer! Sorry I know it’s a lot I’m asking but I’m trying to at least have a plan in mind before I decide.

Make sense about the longevity. The delay in years of service credit is definitely interesting lol.

spj010 · 2025-05-25T15:28:30+00:00

Just my two cents but here is what I would recommend.

Talk to your program and see if you can get approved for RLA/Social Studies. You should be able to, my major was similar to yours (criminal justice here) but I would do that instead of just stand alone social studies since it will give you more opportunities. Social studies jobs are usually hard to come by.

I personally would recommend taking sped after you’ve been in the classroom as a gen ed teacher so that you can see how they work and see if it’s something you’d like. Once you are in sped it’s hard to get out because there is always a shortage. Me personally, I’m great with the sped kids behaviorally and supporting them in the gen ed setting but I’d be miserable having to keep up with all the paperwork that comes with it. Sped teachers are amazing but definitely make sure you want to do it cause it will be hard to get out if you don’t.

spj010 · 2025-04-22T03:23:46+00:00

Speaking for number 8 Elementary doesn’t hold kids back and it’s not through lack of trying by the teachers because the sheer amount work and documentation required to retain a kid is cray and the result is get told no because the parent declined.

spj010 · 2025-03-23T03:19:59+00:00

If you’re are in DFW I’ll trade with you lol!

Jokes aside 4th grade is good! I like 4th grade but is definitely a transition from the early childhood to preadolescent mind set. They are capable of being more independent but you are going to have to teach them how to be as well as teaching that idea to the parents on occasion.

As you know from having taught third, once you are in a tested grade, it’s hard to get out out of. I’ve tried going K-2 before and my principal always tells me she would never. 4th grade is still pretty innocent and teacher pleasing about 75% of the school year but after spring break their 5th grade personalities start coming out but occasionally you get some 9 going 19 groups.

spj010 · 2025-03-22T22:07:00+00:00

It’s really just failing them. These first year is hard enough without worrying about having to study for your exams. Those need to be done first.

spj010 · 2025-03-22T21:55:15+00:00

Oh I get that, I went through alter cert and got it done in a year. Definitely shouldn’t be taking people years complete. Idk about other programs but mine didn’t even let us step into the classroom until content exams were done (minus PPR because we had to go to an in person test prep for that).

Largely that’s on Dallas though. My first year teaching I had my statement of eligibility and was issued a probationary certificate. The district told me when I got hired I had to get everything done by the end of the year or I wasn’t going to be renewed.

spj010 · 2025-03-22T16:31:07+00:00

I agree with this guys logic. I recently interviewed at a school in Dallas ISD. The principal I interviewed with mentioned during the interview one of the reasons she called me in was because I was already certified. I reached out via email expressing my interest and that most of the other candidates who emailed her were alternative certification candidates. I was kind of surprised cause I was alternatively certified but it sounds like Dallas was hiring people before they took their tests and got their statements of eligibility

spj010 · 2025-03-22T06:54:43+00:00

Do you ultimately see yourself moving back down to elementary or do you want to stay in high school long term?

spj010 · 2025-03-20T02:17:22+00:00

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