So I work for my county's department of education. I'm going into my second year working with them. I currently work as an educational assistant in a special education classroom. I love my kids and special ed coworkers, don't get me wrong, but I went to college and got my degree in early childhood education and I am a certified teacher, so I want my own classroom. Over the past two years, I have applied for over 300 jobs. I made a 4.0 in all of my education classes, graduated cum laude, have good references, so I don't understand why I haven't been able to get an interview even.
This is all coming out now because we started our inservice today. We have a new principal and she brought on 19 new teachers (a lot of them came with her from her old school) but at least 4 of them are teaching for the first time this year. So that really was bothering me, but then we were in groups and I was talking to one of the brand new first-year teachers, and I told her I was an assistant, etc. Her response? "Have you thought about getting your teaching degree?" Nail in the coffin for me. I just don't know what to do at this point. Obviously having worked in the system last year didn't help me at all with getting a job, I barely get paid anything so I struggle big time to make ends meet, and I would make at least twice what I do now if I were to quit my job and get a serving position.
Sorry guys, just frustrated. Thanks for letting me vent.