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Kaypea
Joined: 09 Oct 2008
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 Posted: Mon Jun 01, 2009 3:32 am Post subject: PS Question: Just Curious, Why Start Aug 1st? |
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Hello everybody,
My employer has given me the blessing (ie they will give me good references) as per looking for new jobs. As I have posted before, I was "let go" from a preschool position recently, because-- as it seems--- one influential mom has been complaining.  I just can never live up to the teacher I replaced, who actually left this institution screaming last winter...
Anyway, I put my resume up on SeriousTeachers.com, and have already been getting the offers!
I got one for a public school, that wants me to start on August 1st. That's ok, but I was wondering: why would a public elementary school want a person to start on that particular date? Isn't that vacation time? (I know, it's also camp time...)
I would prefer to start in September (I kind of sort of want to go to Canada for a short visit), but do you think there's anything particularily unusual about staring Aug 1st? Is it any sort of a bad sign? I would just hate to give up my little trip home, to find myself in a bad situation...
Thank you for your patience. I just want to be very careful about the next job I commit to.
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Johnny_Bravo
Joined: 27 May 2009
Location: R.O.K.
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| Posted: Mon Jun 01, 2009 7:33 am Post subject: Re: PS Question: Just Curious, Why Start Aug 1st? |
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| Kaypea wrote: |
Hello everybody,
My employer has given me the blessing (ie they will give me good references) as per looking for new jobs. As I have posted before, I was "let go" from a preschool position recently, because-- as it seems--- one influential mom has been complaining. I just can never live up to the teacher I replaced, who actually left this institution screaming last winter...
Anyway, I put my resume up on SeriousTeachers.com, and have already been getting the offers!
I got one for a public school, that wants me to start on August 1st. That's ok, but I was wondering: why would a public elementary school want a person to start on that particular date? Isn't that vacation time? (I know, it's also camp time...)
I would prefer to start in September (I kind of sort of want to go to Canada for a short visit), but do you think there's anything particularily unusual about staring Aug 1st? Is it any sort of a bad sign? I would just hate to give up my little trip home, to find myself in a bad situation...
Thank you for your patience. I just want to be very careful about the next job I commit to.
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that is indeed a strange starting time, but perhaps they've had a native teacher pull a runner or their contract expired just then.
why not ask the school in a polite manner why that starting date considering the school will almost surely be closed for summer vacation? |
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