As a professional singer and actor, I have had a total of 33 jobs in 17 years. I have worked at least 3 jobs or more simultaneously in addition to performing over the years. Each week, I will discuss one of my former or current jobs. My twenty-fifth job was Summer Journey Teacher for Catapult Learning.
Getting the Job
In spring 2021, I began applying for full-time teaching positions for the following school year. I did not think that I would be rehired at Achievement First after failing my final observation. When I applied for Catapult, I am not sure if I knew it was only for the summer. However, I worked for the company for three summers in a row for six weeks each summer.
Catapult Learning Experiences
During the summer of 2021 and 2022, I worked for Catapult Learning online from 9am until 1pm. This job paid $40 an hour, which was nice. Summer of 2023 was finally taught in person. I was assigned to Incarnation School in Washington Heights. This may have been one of the easiest and highest paying jobs that I have had to date.
We started the day with a morning meeting. The game Among Us was very popular at the time that I was teaching, so we played a multiplication version of Among Us on Youtube in morning meetings. Every year I taught 2nd graders going to third grade in the Fall, and multiplication was a super valuable skill to learn in math. We worked on ELA and interactive STEM activities.
Never Really Quit this Job
This job was a summer job only. I worked at East River Child Development Center full-time this summer, so I did not work at Catapult Learning this year. Secondly, Catapult lead teachers are required to have certification and my COVID teaching certification expired in 2023 and I never received my official teaching certification after resigning from Democracy Prep.
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