I got a call the other day. It was the school district for which I am currently subbing. They said,
“We see that you have been a bilingual teacher in the past.”
I replied, “Yes, I have.”
“That’s great,” they said. ”We have an opening in K-4, for a bilingual teacher. Would you be interested?”
“I would be interested, but I did bilingual (or immersion, if you want to be picky) with French. And I imagine that you want someone for Spanish”.
“You’re right. It is for a bilingual Spanish/English school. But…do you think you could do it anyways?”
WHAT?!?!??!
I sort of laughed and said I didn’t think my Spanish was strong enough to work in. The lady I was talking with said, and I kid you not,
“Are you sure you don’t just want to try?”
My Spanish couldn’t get me from a school to a post office…how am I going to teach 25 4 year olds in the language?
I told her I was flattered, but that I really didn’t think I was the right candidate for the job. She said that if they ever opened a French school in the district, she’d know who to call.
Oh la la!
