Job advice requested

[Freedom]

When do you need to have the observation time completed? By this June? or later?

I'm just wondering about quitting a teaching position mid school year and how that will look down the road on a resume. Also what does that mean for the students and the teacher you are working with? If the timing permits, maybe get the observation done next year? And not sign up for the aide position for next year?

[AbbyMom]

Do you have an advisor? When Hubby was working on his masters while working full time, his advisor was EXTREMELY helpful in enabling him to graduate a quarter earlier.

Perhaps your advisor might have a "workaround?"

Just a thought. Good luck to you.

[Pembroke_Corgi]

Thanks for the input, everyone. I still haven't made my decision yet. I feel like I will have to quit though, this week I am swamped with school work and I had to leave my TA job early to make a dent in it. I might give my notice next week, but I am torn because it would look better to stay and I respect the teacher a lot, and would miss the kids.

When do you need to have the observation time completed? By this June? or later?
If the timing permits, maybe get the observation done next year?

I have observe for 200 hours over the course of my study, but each course has a specific required hours, so I can't decide when I want to do them. It's not just the observation, it's also the readings, the papers, and everything else that is getting to be too much.

Maybe speak with your advisor, see if there is any way your current teaching position could count, and if not, make plans to leave that position in as graceful a way as possible.

I spoke with my advisor at the start of the program, and he said Colorado law says observation must be unpaid. It seems unfair, but I guess it sort of makes sense! They want to make sure people are really doing what they should be.