… without me. I’m going to miss my students. I guess it makes sense the job would go to the guy who’s been in the district longer and whose job at the middle school is currently redundant. It’s just sad for me. The administration made a logical choice, despite the fact I did really well in the job over the past two months. In any case, life moves on, and I choose to continue making my own choices whenever I can. I choose to take what is positive and not to let the negative side affect me too much.
oh no! so sorry to hear that!!!! 🙁
but i’m sure now you have great experience to get another great music job…. 🙂
Oh I’m so sorry. That stinks. But if you need a break, come down to Texassss. We’ll be back from Scotland on the 31st. Let me know if there is anything I can do…
That does stink, but it’s great that you have such a positive attitude about it. That’s the right thing to do. As Stacey says, now you have good experience with an award winning band to put on your resume, and it’s not as though you are being let go for anything you did wrong. Hopefully they’re willing to give you good recommendations?
I’m very sorry to hear that. But it just means that there’s something better waiting around the corner for you!
I was told they’d be happy to write recommendations for me… and the other band director is just as upset about this as I am… he’s helping me get in contact with schools that may be looking for teachers… All in all, everyone’s pretty helpful. Thanks for the encouragement, everyone… :>
I wish I could say I understand what they are doing, but I don’t. They should have looked at the big picture and seen that you could have been the director when he’s ready to step down. But common sense has no place in schools. You’ll be fine, you’ll move on and probably take some lame school program and make it great. Keep up the good work and remember : they will need you long before you will ever need them.
I’m sorry that things didn’t work out. But you are doing a good job of looking at it in the right way. I’m glad people are being helpful in terms of recommendations and so on…
Hey, chin up! It’s gotta be tough now, but you’re leaving on great terms, you have a good reference and contact, and that counts for something.