Die cast…
The interview at Glendale Community College went well. I think. But then…what do I know?
Their strategy is to hand you a C-level student paper and ask you to grade it in 15 minutes. Then they take a half hour during which you are to respond to six questions. So it’s a whirlwind trip that can’t possibly reveal very much about any one candidate other than how he combs his hair or whether she brushes her teeth.
A friend had clued me that Glendale prides itself on its high-tech pedagogy and that its leadership is committed to the Student Success Initiative, and so I had several related buzzwords on my tongue. Probably if I was weak on anything it was on pedagogical theory. I don’t do theory well. I teach by the seat of my pants. Generally I come out about where the theorists would like, but I don’t get there the same way.
So, we shall see.
We may see fairly soon: they’re hiring for January! We’re already a third of the way through November. They’ll have to select a hire soon, in order to get the person on the payroll by the time spring classes begin. Surely they’ll make a decision by the middle of December.
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I’ve got my fingers crossed for you!! I’ve been interviewing too, but hiding the fact for fear of jinxing it. And I know that’s ridiculous. But I’m doing it anyway.
Did you know that the interview was going to take that form? I’ve never heard of an interview like that.
PS Good luck, of course