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May 02, 2003I should buy a Lotto ticket before this all wears off!
And the good news keeps pouring in!
My girlfriend found out this morning that she’s been accepted into the Los Angeles Teaching Fellows program. As such, she'll be working in a classroom somewhere in the LAUSD while simultaneously completing her teaching credential. She was forced out of her last teaching job through no fault of her own by the specifics of the No Child Left Behind Act, which stated that Title I schools couldn't employ non-credentialed teachers, no ifs, ands, or buts. The fact that she had actually just started down the credential path couldn't help her, as the law didn't grant any latitude to the principals or school districts it affected. The teachers either had one or they didn't—simple as that.
On top of this being an appropriate aperitif to cleanse the bitter taste left in her mouth by her unavoidable ouster from her previous teaching position, the pay as a Los Angeles Teaching Fellow is much better than what she's earning now. Hell, it's better than what I’m earning now. Not that I'm the sort who would be bothered by that sort of thing, mind you. I’m not exactly of the "keep 'em barefoot and pregnant" school of thought—a real shocker to those of you who know me, right?
That's it for today. No griping about the world at large, no esteem-shredding essay bloopers, no manifestos condemning bad movies. Just shameless plugging in a semi-public forum by a proud boyfriend.
Congratulations, sweetie! :)
Posted by patrick at May 2, 2003 12:25 AM
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