Today I asked the chair of the math department if it would be possible for me to teach a few high school classes next year, maybe a Geometry or something like that. He said that wouldn't be a problem and that we should be able to do that. He then asked if I wanted to do it this year. Apparently, the school is trying to get Calculus going for the students and they want to start this year as a regular course and then make it AP next year. I told him that I would definitely do that if it fits the schedule.
The main reason I want to do this is so that I am not stuck teaching middle school math the rest of my career. I would really like to get into high school math down the road. The sooner I can get my foot in the door teaching a high school math class, the better off I will be. Besides, the more experience I have teaching different levels, the more marketable I will be.
This whole conversation did bring up an interesting question for me. We are now a full two weeks into the school year and they are still trying to tweak the schedule and put kids into classes and create classes that don't exist yet. I would think that this sort of stuff would be completed long before the school year started and we would not be able to introduce new classes two weeks in.
I've said before and I'll say it again. Organized chaos...
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Aaron--
I think it is fairly common for adding and adjusting the master schedule for the first few weeks of school. This happened all the time when I was an administrator. This might also be a factor of the Thai culture--if you have read anything about views of time and "hurry" to get things done. Do you have a trash can yet?
I agree with your idea of "diversifying your portfolio." You will be more marketable if you can demonstrate experience in teaching several areas. If you do get to teach HS, I think you will find the students to be a contrast to your MS kids. Thanks for posting--
Dr. Cheryl
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