So I get a phone call from a middle school here in town. They need and English teacher and they want me to come in tomorrow for an interview. The problem is I have to work tomorrow. Not to mention I called in sick yesterday because I wasn’t feeling well, so I’m definitely not in the position to call in sick tomorrow and jeopardize the job I have already.

Something about this just doesn’t sit right with me. Sure, I believe teaching would be a great career for me, but my last experience teaching turned into a genuine nightmare. The fact that when I called these people back, they indicated I had to come in tomorrow because they are going to hire someone TOMORROW. That sounds fishy to me. If you’re a parent, you should be leery that the school system is making up its mind to hire by a certain day regardless of the candidate pool that comes in. It makes me wonder about the quality of people they’ll get for the position. Anyway, the situation sounds like last time (last minute hire to teach a rough group of kids). I have a feeling I would be writing more detention slips than reciting Thoreau to this group. Sometimes you just have to trust your gut.