Determination...

Today gave me more of a dedication (not that I didn't have it before) to find a teaching job at my level. After talking to a couple people in the school about some things going on next week, I feel even more pissed off. I have all the respect in the world for elementary teachers, because it takes a special type of patience and understanding; I unfortunately don't have those elementary teacher qualities (damn!). I think people forget I'm actually a licensed English teacher and not an elementary teacher. They think I can't handle upper grade activities. I taught seniors in high school for crying out loud!! I know they probably don't mean to be condescending, but it's kind of like a stab in the chest for me (especially when there's a teacher not certified to teach English whose teaching English in the building). It seems to just get harder & harder to work where I am, because I feel like a joke. I'm hoping something pulls through for next school year, because I've done everything possible to make my resume shine with experience.