Yeah, back at the high school. Today was ELL, Honors English and Philosophy. I especially liked the philosophy class because they were studying Kierkegaard, who was a nineteenth century philosopher, but also a Lutheran pastor. I knew a lot about this! This allowed me to do a 10 minute mini-lecture on Christianity (within the context of Kierkegaard). How cool is that! The school was short on subs today so I also filled-in during my prep period in a marketing class within the Travel and Tourism Academy. Man, those kids are spoiled – flexible schedules, massive amounts of technology, and every student had an $800. chair to sit on! There were no sub plans for this class, but it didn’t matter because the students were comfortable, had a computer to play with, and apparently could leave the classroom for almost any reason. I wonder how they’ll do when they get into the real world? There are no Travel and Tourism jobs out there and few people would hire the caliber of students I saw there today – entitled, uncommitted, and lazy.

Since this might very well be my last day substituting for this school year, I made it a point to get some intel on the upcoming history job – the one that, at one point, I was favored to get. I think I made the right move by talking to the history teachers first. They had already seen next year’s roster and, without asking the school or the principal, the district office put a person in that position from their offices who needed a transfer. Usually, the principal can stop this from happening, but with him leaving, I guess the district office just pulled the trigger. Bummer – the principal wanted to put me into that classroom! There was a silver lining though, the guy they tentatively put into that class is a friend of mine, and I happen to know that he’s interviewing for an English position at another school. This English position would better suit him, so he just might take it. I’m not even sure he knows that they have penciled him in at the high school. Should he take the English position, the district office still has another person to place, but rumor has it that she’s already been placed at the middle school (which I believe to be a false rumor, since no one is leaving at that school). So we’ll see, but it looks like I may not have a job at the high school for next year – at least not immediately. The high school teachers are asking for a part-time guy in history who may also become a full-time person with the addition of some English classes. I’m certainly that guy, but the district office may not add the position. This job, if it does happen, has two issues: 1. It wouldn’t open until after school starts in all likelihood, 2. There are no free classrooms anywhere on campus. The history teachers told me to stay positive, but also apply to more than just this district, since there may not be a job for me this coming school year. Again, bummer.

Well, it’s a three day weekend. All the teachers are happy about that. I also get to celebrate baptisms with all of my god kids (young and old) at a Chinese restaurant tonight!