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All you need is Love
by ✌-mel-☮

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job interview!

06/04/2014




Time: 5:14pm

State of Being: super excited!

Song lyric in my head: n/a
current desire: a job!

where am I?: in the bedroom on the bed

what's that noise?: just the lap top fan, and the bedroom fan




just a quick update!
I have a job interview! It's Friday at 1:30 for a special needs teacher's assistant position! I am so very excited! They're actually looking for a bilingual teacher, but I hope I can shmooze them enough to hire me any way. I know Spanish, but I'm not completely fluent in it. I understand it better than I speak it. I really really miss working with children. Especially my autistic kids. I really think i have it in me to make a difference in the lives of children, and to help them fulfill their dreams of who they wish to become in life. The other school that i taught at really hindered my ability to give these kids support. They were very disciplinarian. Like making me lock a poor girl in the bathroom while she was screaming trying to get out, because she had the habit of sticking her hands down her pants. While I understand that is a learning tactic that they use, it's not a tactic i'm comfortable with, and they were not open to my thoughts. I was to constantly yell at children for acting up whether than talking to them about why they felt the need to act up. I really hope this facility is more loving and professional.

plus, among every thing else, it's my light at the end of the wal-mart tunnel. Get me out of the pharmacy.

I really don't want to get too excited, because I don't want to get heartbroken. But I can't help it.

-mel-
5:23pm

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Good luck - and definitely try to get a feel of the school's attitude to 'challenging behaviour' to get a sense of how they treat the children, and if you'd be expected to go against your values or not. Prepare some questions to ask them too!

Locking a child in the bathroom (or to lock them in anywhere) would be seen as abuse here in the UK.

[étoileStar|0 likes] [|reply]

I ended up leaving that job for so many reasons, but the minute they forced me to do that was the spark of my wish to leave. The school has been investigated a couple times, and there were no clear signs of abuse so nothing could be done. .. I really hope this school has a more kind and loving approach to special needs children.

[✌peace☮|0 likes] [|reply]

GOOD LUCK!! My son is autistic! I wish there were more people like you in his life!

[sumamenStar|0 likes] [|reply]

thank you! that really means a lot! While pursuing a career in teaching, I never thought to work with autistic children. Now I find it so rewarding and fun, and I'm looking forward to possibly doing it again. I really hope your son has amazing teachers.

[✌peace☮|0 likes] [|reply]

Yay!! I will be crossing my fingers for you. You can always brush up on your Spanish and get better at that, just let them know you're willing.

[*Pixie*|0 likes] [|reply]

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