Big changes
Guess it's been a while since I posted here. Hard to remember sometimes--I do updates on that site that rhymes with "spacenook"...but I forget that some people aren't on there.
So...D has submitted his first paper for peer review, it came back in less than 5 hours and is now in the final steps of the publishing process. It should appear in one of the next few issues of a journal in his field. He is also wrapping up his thesis, which he will give to his advisors shortly and defend on April 15th. Last but not least, he has nailed down a post-doc position, and this means we are moving! Both old and new bosses agreed on late June as a starting date, so that is when we will be packing up and heading out.
I sent my application for licensure in the other state today. This occasions a mini-rant whenever I think about it, because I think it's ridiculous that you can be licensed to teach in one state and not in another. With all the ways the federal government is sticking its fingers into education, you would think that they would have reformed licensure. Making licensure national would be SO much easier for teachers and would help ensure quality teachers in every state, not just the ones with strict licensure requirements.
Anyway, I've done about all I can do on the job front for now. No jobs are posted yet in my subject or in the area we'll be moving to, and I can't submit applications until I have a folder number from the state honchos who are processing my licensure. I feel better now that I've done everything possible so far.
So...D has submitted his first paper for peer review, it came back in less than 5 hours and is now in the final steps of the publishing process. It should appear in one of the next few issues of a journal in his field. He is also wrapping up his thesis, which he will give to his advisors shortly and defend on April 15th. Last but not least, he has nailed down a post-doc position, and this means we are moving! Both old and new bosses agreed on late June as a starting date, so that is when we will be packing up and heading out.
I sent my application for licensure in the other state today. This occasions a mini-rant whenever I think about it, because I think it's ridiculous that you can be licensed to teach in one state and not in another. With all the ways the federal government is sticking its fingers into education, you would think that they would have reformed licensure. Making licensure national would be SO much easier for teachers and would help ensure quality teachers in every state, not just the ones with strict licensure requirements.
Anyway, I've done about all I can do on the job front for now. No jobs are posted yet in my subject or in the area we'll be moving to, and I can't submit applications until I have a folder number from the state honchos who are processing my licensure. I feel better now that I've done everything possible so far.
posted by Suzy at 4:27 PM
2 Comments:
national licensure is called national boards, my dear ;-)
I think I remember reading that while National Boards are helpful, you still have to go through the rigamarole of having all your stuff reviewed and paying the fee to be licensed in the state you want. Plus, nobody can earn their National Boards until they are actually teaching, right? If new teachers could be nationally certified right out of college, it would save us all a lot of headaches, and probably drive up teacher salaries because it would be easier for teachers to move to states where they are paid more.
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