A New Start??

I got the email today.  The one that said I passed the test and they would like me to come in for an interview.  Passing the test doesn't seem like much of an accomplishment.  One only had to get 70%.  The last time I took a test for the district, I scored 97%.  And, wow, it was really hard.  This time, I thought the test was much easier, but I only scored 86%.  I'm really disappointed in myself.  How can I expect my children to get A's in their classes and I only got a B!  I'm hoping I was one of the top scores, but who knows.  I guess I need to just accept it and be happy that I was selected for the first round of interviews.  I will really need to wow the panel.  I've been thinking about what I should wear to an interview for an athletic equipment manager.  I think I am just going to go with the professional outfit.  I will only get this chance to make a good impression.  I'm worried about not having the knowledge base needed for the job, but I am a quick learner.  Hopefully that will do.

It will be a big change if I get this job.  I understand it starts this school year so I will have to leave my assignment in the kindergarten autism classroom before the end of the year.  Plus it is a full time job, so I will be putting in many more hours than I do now.  Not sure if I will like that, but the paycheck increase will certainly be nice.  Plus, we will save quite a bit on gas.  I will be traveling approximately the same distance to work, but it is the same direction as my son's school, so instead of extra trips or big round loops to drop off or pick up, I will be right there.  He would actually be able to walk to me when he gets out of school.  I can add all sorts of other bonuses, like not having a kid spit in your face, but I still feel a bit uneasy about it all.  Does this mean I am shutting the door on actually going back in the classroom to teach?  If you would have asked me a couple of years ago if that was something I was contemplating, I might have laughed in your face.  I think I do miss running my own classroom.  I just have all these questions.  I don't want to pass up any opportunity.  Hopfully I will have answers to some of these questions after the end of next week.