High School Transcripts

What a whirlwind of a week! I've finished working all week at Emma's school and had a great day (although I'm worn out now). It was busy, busy, busy. To top it off I casually started looking at universities again and tried to figure out how I can get my "teaching credential" here in England. I met with the head teacher and talked to her. She asked what she could do to help as she couldn't stand to "lose her star." I laughed at her and she got serious and told me that the teacher I've worked with most of the week stated that I was a teaching assistant "from heaven." Funny, but made me feel great.

So, we talked about the different routes into teaching. Not the traditional way as I have to be here for 3 years before I can qualify for decent tuition rates (otherwise they're around $20,000 equivalence for ONE YEAR). But, there is a program for people who have a degree from a university. Thankfully I do! If a school is willing to hire and train you, the university will supplement and you have on the job training rather than classroom. The head teacher said she'd absolutely be willing to do that, but we both knew that the deadline was in December for the university in Oxford.

So, later that evening (Wednesday) I searched the web for local universities with this program (a one year on the job program) and found one about 30 minutes away. I checked the deadline for applications: FEBRUARY 27. That was only a day and a half away. There was no way I could get it all together and I had little faith that the school would be willing for a September start date. So, Thursday I approached the head teacher at lunch. I had printed the forms for her just in case (and to look prepared). She took the forms and said "Yep, let's do it. I'll fill them out and post them today." And, she did. Which now meant I had a ton of things to do and get it there within 24 hours.

Long story short I got it all submitted. In the process I noticed I needed high school transcripts (the entire point of this post....wow....finally!). I called EHS: Eureka High School. They asked for my graduation date: 1994. She starts laughing and so do I. She asked why and I told her my college degrees aren't sufficient. We had a good laugh.......then I asked her to leave them for pick up. She told me she could only release them to my parents. How ridiculous is that???? I died laughing and then she agreed to my signing an authorization for my "almost" 23 year old brother to come by and get them. Can you believe it? Ok, maybe it's funnier when I tell it in person, because it was hilarious.

I won't find out any info for at least a month or more and then it will only be if I get called in for an interview. I'm hopeful and excited, but know that in reality the competition here is incredible AND I was missing the one item required: high school transcripts.

Wish me luck!