You guys really think this is what the OP intended when she started this thread? Watching a couple of idiots fight to see who is stupider?
Nope…that’s why I made an attempt to answer the question seriously. This being the Pit, however, I didn’t think I’d let MOIDALIZE slide with his (her?) dippy strawman post, however. After that, I was just going for laughs…
(As to the OP, I think s/he has gotten some good advice already. The only thing I’d add is, next time don’t put something like this in the Pit, as it invites idiotic posts of a certain straw master who will not further be named)
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Then go take a day trip to Arizona.
Leave your papers at home.
You might do better to leave your resume at the district’s HR office, rather than at the individual schools. At the district where I worked, HR did all the initial screening. If you tried to hand something to a principal or assistant, you’d be directed to HR anyway. It may be that they’ve sent your info there, and your beef is with them, not the principals.
Back to the OP. You may be too qualified. Top school, good GPA; why, they ask, does she want to work here? She’ll just move on to someplace better when she has the chance and meanwhile she’ll make us all look dumb.
My only suggestion is to make it clear on your applications why you are interested in *that *particular school and *that *particular position. For example, “I met someone in college who was from Bumfuckville and she mentioned what a terrific English program you have in Trent Lott High. I am looking for a place to put down roots, and Bumfuckville is like my hometown was 20 years ago before the hippies took it over and made homosexuality a required subject in the schools”.
BTW, I’d hire you just based on the fact that you spelled principal correctly.
We are not replacing teachers who retire, and have already been told there will be massive cuts next year. This isn’t a good time to be in education, but you didn’t need me to tell you that. You might want to try subbing so the principals can put a face to your name, but until the economy picks up it’s going to be difficult.
I think subbing would be a good way to go to get your foot in the door and get some experience in the trenches. Is it easier to get hired as a sub than as a regular teacher?
In my area not only are they having hire freezes they are laying off teachers. If you were applying here… well there are no teaching jobs to be had. YOU did nothing wrong. You’re still doing nothing wrong. It’s just that There. Is. A. Lack. Of. Jobs.
You’ve done nothing wrong.
I hold multiple credentials in two states - California and Texas. In CA, I have Art (K12), English (4-12), and General Science (4-8). In Texas, I have Art, English, Social Studies, Science, Health, and a Gifted/Talented supplement.
I haven’t had a full time teaching position in a public school in nearly five years.
When I took the credentialing test for Science, figuring I’d at least broaden my horizons, more than half the people taking the test were already credentialed teachers looking to do the same thing. One of them was a Math teacher who’d been laid off after eight years.
The only reason I have the sub job I do is because of my multiple credentials, impeccable letters of reference, and willingness to work in any school for any teacher at any subject.
Just to echo a couple things already said…
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Get on the substitute teaching list for your area. My school district happens to pull subs solely from the county sub list now, not from their own list (meaning any sub on that list can be called for any of the schools in the county). Research how your local school district does it and get on the list.
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Go to the school district central administration office to submit your resume, not the schools, unless you are sure it’s the school that does the hiring. In my district, you get hired by the assistant superintendent, who is also the head of personnel. Eventually you’d be interviewed with the principal in attendance, but they are not the hiring and firing people.
::Crosses off “teacher” as a potential future job::
If you were a one legged black lesbian woman you would not have any problems.
Even fewer if she were a one legged black lesbian woman who was a veteran and had adopted children. 
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[Dipshit]
[Hick]
[Wetback]
[Tips hat]
Nice talkin’ to ya.
In desirable communities teacher jobs are pretty much covered up in the near term. Signal Mountain is a tough area to find a teaching job. Are there any distressed or disadvantaged areas that are not too far away where you could apply?
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The thoughts offerred up so far have been to point. But, as a hiring manager, I would suggest you circle back to the point someone made about who you know. Never under estimate the effects of networking.
I’ve got a question that I’ve always played out with in my head.
You know how so many kids are being homeschooled now? A lot of times parents do the teaching, but it’s a tall order for them a lot of times. I’ve always wondered why retired or laid off teachers don’t open up their homes and teach a small group of kids–5 to 7–all day long. They have the experience, the credentials, and know what kids should be doing based on their ages and abilities. Plus, parents can specify what they what junior to specifically focus on without actually having to worry that they aren’t “doing it right”. They could also work with junior part of the week and then let you pick up the slack the rest of the week, so that they might be able to do part-time jobs or something.
Charge $400 per month for each kid (or something comparable to private school tuition). That’s $2800 a month for you. Granted, that’s not a whole lot of money. But it’d be better than being unemployed, and it would be able to tied you over till the job market recovers while still keeping your teaching chops sharpened. All you would need is a home big enough to accomodate a number of children, and a yard so they can play around during recess time.
If you don’t have a home, maybe you could offer to home school a kid for free in some parent’s big-ass house in exchange for them opening the home up to other kids.
I dunno. My idea probably wouldn’t work for some reason that I’m not aware of. 
But if I had a kid and I had the money, I would let a teacher such as yourself work with them in a heartbeat.
Sorry things aren’t working out for you, but keep working hard. You never know what door will swing open for you in the future.
Have you actually contacted these schools to confirm your applications were recieved? It seems weird that not a single school would acknowledge your application.
I’m not sure teaching the children anything is the point of most homeschooling.
Probably “operating a business without a license” for starters. You’re essentially talking about the OP opening up and running a one-room school house. There are all sorts of regulations involved with that.