More later when I have the time and engergy, but I did interview last weekend in Bellevue, WA, where they teach all of the Microsoft babies! Its a far cry from Payson, Ut. 93% plus of their kids go to college up there and according to the curriculum director, "kids know if they go to school in Bellevue; not succeeding is NOT an option." Wow. They wrote their seinor English course a few years ago equivalent to an AP Language course, (but they also have an even harder AP langauge course), and then wrote all of the curriculum from 9 grade up to get the kids to the level they want them all to be by 12th grade. Again, a far cry from Payson. Here in Utah there is a "scope and sequence," but basically you can teach what you want as long as it meets the state core. Anyway--it was a little bit intimidating to interview up there--I'm not going to lie about that!
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Congrats about the interview!! Bellevue is beautiful. That is amazing about their curriculum. It would be a challenging and rewarding place to work, though.
ohh, good luck and let us know what happens
Wow that's incredible. I want my kids to go to a school like that.
p.s. Where have you been hiding?!
p.s.s. Is it possible that photography is actually a *dream-job*? I've been thinking more about that -- and I can't imagine a more enjoyable, less correcting-paper intensive, extra-curricular heaven.
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