My daughter's boss was watching her drown at her first job
Simi’s a born teacher — we’ve known that since she was six. Her favorite game back then was “school”: She used to spend hours playing Morah to her many dolls, as well as to her younger siblings (who, admittedly, weren’t always the best-behaved students). She loved teaching them Chumash and parshah, davening with them, marking attendance, and awarding points and prizes.
So it was really no surprise when she chose to apply for a teaching job just as soon as she was graduating seminary. It wasn’t so simple, though. There are several schools in our community, but teaching positions are notoriously hard to come by — especially for a girl without any experience.
Finally, she was offered a position as a permanent sub in one of the elementary schools. Although she’d had her heart set on teaching her own class, she was practical about her chances and decided to take what she could, and hoped she’d get a real teaching position in the future.
“They told me that when a teaching position opens up, the subs get first choice,” Simi explained. “And once I’m teaching, I can apply again to the other schools as well. I’ll be more likely to get in there with some experience. So it’s really the best option right now. But I told them how much I wanted to teach, you know, have my own class and everything. So hopefully when something comes up…”
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