Letters of Recommendation

I don't feel really guilty about putting off some of my former students. Whenever I have asked for a recommendation I either a) know the person really well; or b) ask that person face-to-face. I have gotten e-mails. I don't mind this because I am not on campus that much. But if the students want a letter out of me, you would think they would show up at the appointed time. I tell them to meet me at X time at Y place. Then I sit there ... and wait ... and wait ... and wait. Then that person leaves a note on my desk with "details" at some point later. I don't think so.

Am I being terrible? Probably. But I bend over backwards for my students and I expect them to meet me 1/8 of the way. This is just one of those things.

The phone is still not ringing with job opportunities. I've applied for some 13 school districts and some 8 community college districts. Nothing. I've been told not to panic because most schools wait until after Spring Break. Cat says that April is hiring time.

The reality is that I went to get my Masters so that I could afford to teach at a Catholic school. I will start applying for those this week (they were on Spring Break last week). If I get into a Catholic school, I will want to pick up part-time jobs at a few community colleges -- maybe 2 per semester? This way, I get the best of both worlds--I teach college and I teach high school.