I love my new job. Love, love, love. I hate waking up at oh god thirty, and sometimes get stuck trying to be creative when coming up with lessons. But I'm so happy to be teaching. I feel like I'm where I'm supposed to be.

So I guess the Universe decided that I was too happy, because I've been informed that the school I teach at doesn't qualify for my student teaching. Even though it's a charter school. And that it follows DC Charter School rules. And is governed by the Charter School Board. Did I mention it's a CHARTER SCHOOL. It just happens to be a charter school that caters to the adult learner. Because of this, I cannot use it as my place of student teaching for spring.

Needless to say I'm unbelievably pissed off by this. Yes I teach adults, but I'm applying EVERYTHING I've learned in my program to my work. There is a very fine line between adult education and secondary education, by my grad program has decided that it's not.

I admit that I'm partially at fault for this. I should have asked my advisor prior to accepting the job if it would create any issues in the future. But because it's a charter school I honestly didn't think there would be any issues.

I was wrong.

There's a part of me that's still holding out hope that they'll say it's OK and sign off on the paperwork, but after being told from a classmate that her paperwork was rejected as well, I'm not sure how hopeful to be.

Once I get the official word (right now it's been a stream of emails back and forth) I am going to have to weigh my options. I can tell you right now that leaving a job I love is not one of them.