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Thanks for the kind words, John. I'm looking forward to being a teacher again, but I'll certainly miss the News & Record.

Will he be teaching at SW HIGH or SW Middle?

Did he have a teaching degree or is he doing that Lateral entry thing?

It would be great to know his educational background.

I'm also curious how he ended up at a Southwest school. Did he choose it or was he assigned there (by lottery-ha ha)-- Really, can a new teacher choose where they want to teach?

It seems like the system would scoop up any teachers showing interest in the system and send them where they're needed the most. From what I hear, Andrews High is the most in need of teachers.

Good Luck Justin.

Yes, I'm going through the lateral entry program.

Here's what I did:

I sent an e-mail to all of the Guilford County high schools that are looking for English teachers. The list included Page, Dudley, Southwest and others. I don't remember Andrews being one of them.

I heard back right away from Page in Greensboro and Southwest in High Point.

Southwest is within walking distance of my house, and the job seems tailor-made for my background and interests: literature, creative writing and journalism. So, I was eager to get it.

As to my educational background...I've got a bachelor's in English from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. I'm a member of the Phi Beta Kappa national honor society. I got a master's in English from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

Before I got my first job in journalism, I was focused on being an English teacher. It's just taken me about eight years to become one.

Thanks for the quick reply. Southwest sounds lucky to have you.

I would say that possibly my child might have you someday...but we have no neighborhood high school anymore that we can be guaranteed to get.

Wasn't it nice that you got to choose the school within walking distance from your house?

"Anyway, the kids at Southwest are lucky"

Where have you been the last 18 months, Tibet? There are no lucky kids at Southwest, only unlucky ones, they'll all be at Andrews and HP Central.

Just when you think the Guilford County Schools can't get any worse, you find out that retreads from the N&R are going to be used. I don't know which is worse, the School Administration's philosophy or the N&R's. I guess that lottery was a blessing after all.

"retreads from the N&R are going to be used"

That's a fine way to insult someone entering a noble profession. Congratulations on stooping to an all-time new low on these boards, you should be ashamed.

"Not teaching my kid."

But you ARE teaching your kid.

And THAT, my friend, is scarier still!

to ?: Teachers can pick where they want to teach to a certain degree. Some teachers get multiple offers from schools within a district. A prospective teacher can pick among those or turn them down.

It all depends on which schools have vacancies, and vacancies depend on the number of retirements, transfers within the district, moves out of town or resignations. Or maybe Southwest got another teaching position, and it just happened to be in English.

So if Southwest didn't have an English job open, Justin might have taken the Page gig, or something else might have opened up elsewhere in the district.