|
Post by michellea on May 27, 2014 11:03:28 GMT -5
Oh Bros.... Not the best timing - I hope you are ok. Want to wish you: congratulations, high five, way to go for earning your degree and graduating. You are an inspiration!
|
|
|
Post by bros on May 27, 2014 12:30:29 GMT -5
Bros, I hope you didn't have any injuries when you fell. Were you still able to get on stage when your name was called? We didn't have a party for my son when he graduated last year, either. We took family members who attended his commencement ceremony out to a nice dinner afterwards, but that was all. My son didn't seem to care, he was just happy to be done with all the tests and his senior project! No, I was not able to get on stage when my name was called - I decided to be brought to the hospital, rather than sit through the 4+ hour ceremony. My options were either go to the hospital or sit through the ceremony - which hadn't even started yet. None of my family attended the commencement ceremony except my dad. My brother didn't feel like waking up that early and my mom was at a mandatory class for work. Only minor injuries when I fell (knees scraped), as the people around me managed to grab my head right before it slammed into the concrete floor. Yay. Its the diploma that counts, all your hard work. College graduation is such a wonderful accomplishment, bros! My daughter did not want to have a party, but I would have liked to have had the whole world celebrate. I am a really temperamentally reserved and quiet person, except in my work roles, and as such, I have a hard time making and keeping friends. I wish I were one to join in, but a lot of times, when I have down time, I just prefer sitting down with a book, and to listen to the silence and tranquility. I already got the diploma in the mail last month.
|
|
|
Post by hsmom on May 27, 2014 13:53:44 GMT -5
Happy to hear that there were no injuries. Congratulations and best wishes in your future endeavors.
|
|
|
Post by healthy11 on May 28, 2014 9:46:04 GMT -5
Bros, I'm sorry you weren't able to complete your ceremony. Did you get a photo in your cap and gown beforehand? I wonder what percentage of graduating students actually attend their commencements even when they don't have health concerns...At my son's celebration, it seemed like only 1/3 of the graduates whose names were listed in the brochure actually had their names called to walk on stage. My son said that every person in attendance had a card to hand in on the day of the ceremony as they were lining up alphabetically within their major departments (so all business students lined up A to Z, all engineering students lined up A to Z, all nursing students A to Z, etc.) and the only names announced were those of the graduates actually present.
|
|
|
Post by bros on May 28, 2014 11:40:35 GMT -5
Bros, I'm sorry you weren't able to complete your ceremony. Did you get a photo in your cap and gown beforehand? I wonder what percentage of graduating students actually attend their commencements even when they don't have health concerns...At my son's celebration, it seemed like only 1/3 of the graduates whose names were listed in the brochure actually had their names called to walk on stage. My son said that every person in attendance had a card to hand in on the day of the ceremony as they were lining up alphabetically within their major departments (so all business students lined up A to Z, all engineering students lined up A to Z, all nursing students A to Z, etc.) and the only names announced were those of the graduates actually present. Didn't get a picture in my cap and gown beforehand - other than a bad one I took with my phone (because my hands have a slight tremor when holding small objects like a phone out/up) I hadn't handed in my reader card yet - I did have it scanned, though, as it was our ticket into the building. I think with education a lot of education graduates attend because, at least at my school, they have the mindset of "Yes! We're finally done! We did student teaching and everything else, now we're leaving!"
|
|
|
Post by healthy11 on Oct 2, 2014 8:18:40 GMT -5
Bros, It's been awhile since we've heard from you - how are you? I realize a new school year has started...were you able to find any leads as far as a teaching position? My next-door neighbor recently got her degree, and has taken a job as an aide, just to get her "foot in the door" of a school, hoping that when an actual classroom teaching spot opens, they'll consider her for it first, before looking elsewhere.
|
|
|
Post by bros on Oct 2, 2014 11:26:53 GMT -5
It was a bit of a stressful summer.
I had two interviews over the summer (More than most of my classmates, at least). One interview was in the town I live in and I was called in for that reason specifically. Another interview, the night before the interview, my dad had to go to the hospital as he was suffering from appendicitis. So the entirety of that interview, I was practically shaking from nerves/anxiety, because he could've been told any second when he was going to be operated on.
Been trying to get approved as substitute teacher in the school district I live in since January - nothing.
I've applied for jobs in nearby districts, or districts I can reach in relatively short train trips (Under 1.5 hours one way). Haven't been on an interview since July. A national tutoring chain emailed me yesterday, so I am waiting for them to follow up with me. Maybe they'll hire me part time - hopefully that doesn't mess with my SSI/Medicaid, especially since they are in the middle of determining if I am still disabled.
|
|
|
Post by dhfl143 on Oct 6, 2014 0:41:18 GMT -5
|
|
|
Post by bros on Oct 6, 2014 1:29:24 GMT -5
That would be so incredibly useful if it were passed.
|
|