Saturday, November 8, 2008
The deadline for emailing to MOE regarding posting to a school for practicum (which will also be the future permanent school) is drawing nearer. In fact, I only have a few more days left to do so. I've still at a loss as to what to do. Should I email to MOE and cite a reason for not wanting to return to contract school? Or do I email a school and request to join them? Either way, it's not easy at all. Reasons have to be valid and still sound professional. To email MOE, the reason must be a good enough push factor for them to consider while for the 2nd option, it must be flattering and beneficial to the school in question.
I've browsed through the website of the school at my central (won't name it online here but let's call it "C") and it seemed like a place that promotes Art a lot. In fact, they even engage outside professionals to conduct lessons for students of all levels during curriculum time. Goes to show how much the school is willing to invest in Art. Of course I can cite Art as a reason for wanting to join. This is something I am considering at the moment. However, with such good Art foundation, would there be any place for me? I'm not a super ambitious person but when it comes to something I like to do, I don't like listening to others and doing others' way 100%. Anyway, that's not a pressing issue at this point in time. They may not be in need for another teacher who does art anyway.
The difficult thing about emailing MOE is, I don't want to blame the previous school for this and that. Neither do I want to reveal too much which in the end backfires on me and gets me blacklisted (you never know what exactly the headquarters do behind...) due to my un-professionalism.
Moreover, when I email MOE, I can't specify which school I would like to go to. They already mentioned during the talk that schools in Clementi are not in need of people. A fellow coursemate made a lot of sense when she said that they might post me somewhere even further or worst still, to a school which could turn out to be worst.
I would like to say that I want to leave it in the hands of fate. But would I regret not doing something if the outcome turns out to be undesirable? Just want to start at a fresh school and not be reminded of the unhappy event that happened on my last day and who knows what exactly the VP was thinking of. I don't even know whose side she was on and things could get awkward.
Serendipity believed today at 9:56 PM
