Homebound

It happened in a flurry.

My boss sent out an email asking if anyone wanted to work with a student for three hours a week. Carrie's been worried about her job status and my night classes ended, so I mentioned I was interested.

Next thing I knew, I was hired.

I'm going to be a homebound teacher for a student. The student is going through the expulsion process which is an odd bit of symmetry with how my teaching career started: working with expelled children.

All the paperwork was forwarded to me by the end of the day and I was told to call the parent immediately. I skimmed the 'handbook' and set up a time to meet with the family tomorrow.

It's weird how instant everything has been.

Dramatic reenactment

Dept Chair: "Anyone interested?"

Me: "Maybe."

Dept. Chair: "Mike'll do it!"

Homebound Office: "He's hired! Call us."

Me: "Hello?"

Homebound Office: "Call the parent and get me your time sheet by the end of the week."

....and that's about how it went. The social worker managing the case emailed me saying "We need to talk," so I hope we do before I show up on their front door. I don't want to walk into a minefield unknowingly.

The job is more rigorous than the "three hours a week" advertised. I'm supposed to schedule 2.5 hours per core subject. That's 10 hours per week. I don't know if this student (or I) can handle a three hour session, so how this will work remains to be seen.

It should be a nice supplement to my income for the next two to four weeks. Whether it will be worth all of the effort and paperwork remains to be seen.

I'm looking forward to it. It's something new and you have to grow to really live.