My work got cancelled today. Initially it was shortened by two hours, and then it was cut by another 2. I’m not coming in on Friday – so it’s a short week which will equal a small paycheck. I will survive though.

In better news… Deirdre (or Mrs. Mac) from my old workplace (H) called and let me know that the contract aspect of what they wanted to do to hire me will not work (she said they were quickly shot down). BUT that the principal, LT we’ll call her, was writing a letter to have the district hire me as a sub at their request. This is what I had talked to them about previously (and posted about on here). They weren’t sure it would work – but I thought that since this could be a “sub” position, it could work. I guess they decided that it might as well. Dunno. Anyway, tomorrow I’m going to go to H and pick up the letter (and meet the principal I assume) and then take the letter to downtown and tell them “here’s my letter, hire me!” Hopefully it’ll be easy like that. Will it, unlikely. I figure I should take my TB test results (which thanks to HLC I have available! – in my car.) and… I’ll take a copy of my CBEST and a copy of my credential (if I can find it? Where’d I put that?)

I am VERY excited about that. Being on that sub list means being called to sub and I know that at Haskell they would call me all the time. I’d go to the schools I student taught at and leave my “business cards” there (I have to make some of those). So hopefully I’ll be busy and bring in a good paycheck. I don’t know if there are any benefits in that, though.

As far as HLC goes, I could still work there. I’d feel bad about leaving so soon after (although they knew this was where I am, and I think most of the teachers there are in the same position). Since school ends about 3pm, I can tell them that I can work from 3:30 til closing. I won’t work Saturdays, though. That’s my big thing. No weekends. None, nadda, zip, zero. I did that, didn’t like it and swore I wouldn’t do it again.

I’ll update tomorrow!

I got the information to my old supervisor and it won’t work. BUT she is looking at another way to do – through contract work. Something like that. She, we’ll call her Mrs. M, said that she is looking to do it through a contract. It would pay $25/hour. Once a week. I’d imagine it’d be 4-5 hours a day (maybe more) – so that would be $100-$150 a day. So $400-$500 a month. That would be in addition to working at HLC. So, although not the best, it’s better than nothing and I’ll begin having money. I’d end up making about $1,000 a month. Dismal, but better than $0 a month which I’ve been living on for a year.

Of course it’s not what I want but I will certainly take it.

The ideal would be to be able to get in the sub unit. Work at different schools and eventually get my own classroom. It’s so hard at this point, though.

But I will not be discouraged!

As far as HLC – I go out of working with NZ (the anxiety girl) today and worked with the boy, RD, who was good to work with – but also frustrating. I’ll work with him again tomorrow and on Friday I’ll work with cutie NS. I feel as though it should already be Friday!

I’m at a point right now where I like work and I wish I had more of it to do. Unfortunately I’m only getting 12 or so hours a week.  So $144 a week before taxes. But it’s not about the money. It’s about liking being there with the kids and helping them, no matter how frustrated I get – I like it. I’m not waiting to get out and go home (unless I have something specifically planned afterwards).

Last night I had a dream that they gave me my own classroom. It was nice. But then I realized that it wasn’t true and so it was bad. What I did realize is that I was totally unprepared for my own classroom. I have no idea how I would set up a classroom or how I’d do anything. But that’s understandable since a lot of that depends on the classroom, the grade level and the school.

I need to ask Z at work today how hours will change once school starts. That will lead me to decide if I want to work as a TA (if they let me) again. If I can get a job as a TA – and I can work 8 until 2:30, I can go to HLC from 3 til whenever. It would be a lot of work, but that’s where I am right now. I have no reason to not work all day. I might be tired, but that’s life and I need to get mine started.

Haskell went back into work today, so I might go there at some point today and take a copy of my resume (although I dropped one off before, there is a new principal) and meet the new people. Lori told me to stop by because she has a couple of JJ cards for me.

I haven’t posted not for lack of things to talk about, but for lack of will to talk about them. Things are going well. I enjoy working there and like the curriculum as far as the books go. I still don’t agree with all of their methods but I’ll comply with them.

I worked with new students. I won’t be able to keep track of their of their names via initials – just too complicated. But I’ll still comment on them. One of the girls is bright, but she is either lazy, bored, tired or just somply uncooperative and unmotivated. I worked with her today as well and it was very frustrating. I had to keep pushing and pushing and prodding her to do her assignments. I was glad when the two hours were up. The first girl I worked with, NS, I worked with the past two days – and she is still as cute and adorable as ever – I enjoy her. Unfortunately I once again only work with her once this week (on Friday). I work again with NZ – whom I don’t think I mentioned before. She has anxiety issues and is quite difficult to work with – not because she won’t do her work, she will – and it’s decent, but because of her anxiety it becomes difficult to work with her. I also worked with a new student, and he was decent enough as well. I’m working with him one more time this week, I think. I need to look at my schedule again.

Monday night is the mandatory teacher meeting. Today I took in my TB test results and proof of my employment with LAUSD last year. It will be frustrating because I’ll be going to work for two hours in the morning and then another ahour in the evening – so driving to and fro will suck.

Hmm. Other than I don’t have anything I REALLY want to talk about.