The last time I published on this site, I wrote about my incredible and diverse journey in Cambridge Public Schools. After a long post, I shared at the end that I was continuing my teaching career here in Shoreline, WA at The Evergreen School where I would be teaching technology as well as being a 7th Grade advisor. This time, I figured I would break the news first.
Next fall, I will finally be teaching the subject area that inspired me in the first place. I am excited to share that I accepted a position to teach social studies at Seattle Academy of Arts & Sciences in the fall, where I will be teaching, 11th Grade US History and 8th Grade Financial Literacy. While there may be a time and place for me to write about my time at The Evergreen School, I am just grateful right now that my dream is finally coming true.
I remember when I finished my time at Tufts, that I held onto hope that I could teach history at CRLS. Even though there was no need to be so rigid in my search at the time, I felt that maybe, just maybe the intentionality would pay off. Each year, I would sign a contract, and lo and behold, opportunities would come up. History positions all around town, and I would say, “No, I signed a contract, it would be difficult for them to find someone to replace me.” The hope was that maybe Cambridge would see my devotion and I could apply for a history position. After a couple years (plus COVID), it made sense to try and get a new license. The two year journey to begin and complete the program stunted the possibility to teach history. A year of instruction, and practicum teaching and another year to then finish the program. Any opportunity to teach history was ignored.
A year ago, when I saw The Evergreen School posting, there were two positions: an 8th grade Global Studies position/Trip Advisor, and a Middle School Technology position. I applied for both, and due to circumstances at the time, I was only interviewed for the technology position. I accepted, excited to teach in a brand new school. This January, when opportunities began popping up, I decided to take the leap and put myself out there for social studies.
I am really excited to finally get back into teaching history. I’m grateful for the people who have supported me along this journey including my wife, my mentor teacher, and of course my Tufts professor. Without them I wouldn’t be the teacher that I am today. Of course, with today being the last day of school at The Evergreen School, I have to thank my colleagues. While there were so many who supported me throughout this year, it goes without saying that my teammates: Chelsea and Eulaya really had my back. This year was tough, and lends itself to it’s own post one day, but for now, I’m just really thankful that I had this team. Without them, I don’t know if I would’ve survived.
Yeh Heard It Here 