During that summer, I was running a lot of miles and competing in local road races almost every weekend. At one of these races, a parent of one of the young runners that I knew approached me to ask how my search for a teaching position was going. When I replied that I hadn’t had any luck as of yet, his eyes lit up. It seems that a teacher at the local parochial school that his children attended had just left to take another job and they were looking for a science teacher for grades seven and eight. He then asked if I thought I’d be interested in applying for the job. He didn’t have to ask me twice.
The very next morning, I contacted the school office, spoke with the principal, picked up the application materials, and had an interview lined
The very next morning, I contacted the school office, spoke with the principal, picked up the application materials, and had an interview lined