Long Term

I am interviewing Tuesday morning for a long term, middle school substitute teaching job. Unfortunately, it is not for a Social Studies class, but a Family and Consumer Sciences class. This is a Connections (elective) class which eighth, seventh, and sixth graders may take. I am interviewing for it because few people are certified for this class. If it were a standard subject, they would have plenty of certified applicants available. The sub coordinator has suggested myself and another sub for the position. I assume that the other sub is interviewing as well. I am not sure if there are any other candidates besides the two of us.

This is a great opportunity to make connections within the middle school. Due to the job market finding a teaching position is about who you know (more so than ever); this would be a great way to make myself known in the school. Taking this position would mean missing an opportunity with the high school that I sub for, proctoring the Advance Placement tests at the end of the school year. This is something I did last year, and enjoyed doing. However, the long term sub job provides guaranteed daily work from the middle of March to the end of the school year. The AP testing is a three week job with varying hours.



The class seems easy enough. Here is a breakdown of some of the topics I would be teaching if I get the position.

• Careers- résumé creation (on the computer), job application basics, mock interviews (done with parent/teacher/business volunteers serving as the interviewers)
• Textiles- basic handstitching and button sewing put together to create a product; laundry HW assignment; laundry HW assignment
• Personal Finance- financial planning, income vs. expenses, budgeting, financial literacy
• Food and Nutrition- safety and sanitation, measurement basics, eating disorders, fad diets, recipe math and cooking labs
• Child Development- original game creation, ages and stages of development
• Housing and Interiors- reasons to keep a home clean and neat, home safety, elements of design