School starts in two weeks so there’s no chance I’m getting a teaching position for the first term. But that doesn’t stop people asking how it’s going for me. I appreciate their interest. I dread the question. My wife was comparing it to the futility of asking a final year high school student what their plans are. To be fair, some high school students have very definite plans. But my wife says if she overhears someone asking me how my quest for a teaching position is going she now rolls her eyes. The question itself is often a good reminder to keep trying. If I want to teach my future students to persist I have to exhibit that behaviour myself.
Diary of a Late-Life Career Change