So here I am...wanting to be a teacher for many years now. Went back to school to finish my degree. Told myself I wanted to have my Bachelors and Teaching credentials before I was 40. Did it (with 3 months to spare).

Two weeks after getting my BA, I started my Masters in Education program. I worked a full time 40 hour a week job, did my student teaching AND held 3 grad school classes a semester for many months. Got laid off, started substitute teaching (while still working on my Masters), managed to get hired as a teacher in 2012....then was unceremoniously and unethically forced to resign in 2015 by a principal who had no morals, ethics, or professionalism.

Now here it is...the start of yest another school year and I STILL can't even land an interview for a classroom. 3 summers, over 300 applications, only got 4 calls over the total 3 years. I can not seem to figure out how school districts can see someone who dedicated themselves to education like I did in short order and NOT see that individual as someone to at least talk to.

Nor can I understand how corporations can not see how someone who was a teacher and holds a M.Ed is NOT a viable candidate for a training/instructional design position. It is EXACTLY what teachers do! We train and we design lessons! Why is it so hard to get someone to look at you, see what you dedicated yourself to, and give you a chance nowadays?

Is there any company who even look at a resume or application in person instead of relying on "proven" resume analyzing software to find the "best candidates" just because of key words? Whatever happened to looking someone in the eyes, hearing the conviction in their voice? I just want to be given an opportunity to shine again!