I have a job!

I resigned my position as a HS teacher around the time my (now five-year-old) daughter was born, for a number of reasons. I'm not going to elaborate here right now, as it's a longer story than I want to type out.

I've spent a half-decade looking for full-time employment, splicing together teaching at a community college with some other part-time work in the meantime.

This morning, I interviewed for a position at a small school in rural-ish east central Illinois, and was offered the job before I walked out the door. 

Cool.   Hope you like the new job.   

Congratulations! What level of school are we talking, and what subject?

Congratulations!

That is wonderful - congratulations! 

Back in a high school again (which I much prefer to middle school, having done both at various times). I'll be the physical sciences half of the science department - at least one physics class of seniors, one introductory physical science class of freshmen, and multiple chemistry classes which will dominantly be juniors. I can't recall offhand whether I have the second-year chem class (functionally, AP Chem) this year or not.

My previous K-12 experience has all been a more urban setting. I'd only call the one year in a charter school "big-city" (since Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC is an area of about 600k people all told). This town is definitely more rural, with some of the challenges that might bring.

Great news!  Congrats!

Congrats on the job!

Congratulations! Hope you do well in the new position!

Congratulations!

Now I just need to find a job.  You guys wouldn't happen to know anyone hiring new materials engineering grads, would you?

Depends in part on how mobile you are (i.e., do you have a reason to stay in a particular geographic area?).  There's a company in town for me that's in the semiconductor biz who prefers technical-area degrees for their technicians. They're called EpiWorks.

Props to you for teaching physical sciences. We always need to put effort in making sure the public understands the methods and importance of the scientific process. I hope you get to do lots of experiments with your students!

(Just don’t do them ON your students.)

I'm willing to live anywhere.  I'll check them out, thanks!

Congrats on the job! 

And I wish you luck Arcanist on finding an awesome one!