Yes, He has a job

So my darling husband was frantic with wory for a while because he wanted to have a job. Like many men, he just isn't comfortable being the stay at home dad.  So after his stint as a commercial star (and repeated call backs that he has had to turn down because of his new job) he applied to be a teacher at a school in Sharjah.  Dopey guy got the job.  He was made the head of the English department because he has the best credentials there.  Then he spent the summer taking classes for a CELTA, which is a british certificate stating that he can teach English Language to ESL students. 

On a side note, I have had to explain several times in my own job why I refuse to get a CELTA.  I just won't do it.  The CELTA is about the same (having seen what they do and the forms they must complete) as the Foundations in ESL course that I had to take when I began my MA.  I WILL NOT spend an inordinate amount of money to get the same training that I ALREADY GOT.  Yes, I get cranky about it. 
But that isn't to say it isn't a great program. It is a great program. A bit intense if taken in the short form and not for the faint of heart, but it is still something that I have already done.

Not gonna happen.

but my hubby did and was happily placed as the head of the English department.  He has been in place now for several months and I have to laugh.  He keeps doing "radical" things for a teacher, at least in the students eyes.  He is a favorite teacher on campus (as he has always been as a teacher) and he brings in as much tech as he can.... (MEd in Ed Tech.. so that is a no brainer). 

Several times this year I have had co workers and colleagues ask me about my  husbands job status, apparently they were not aware of his job, and I of course am able to say "he is the head of the English department at this school".  What I find interesting is their response. Most of them look shocked or surprised, though I don't know why.  He is an amazing teacher (yes he says the same of me) and I know how his students love him.  He is always straight with the kids, always answering their every question, and makes a clear plan to get from point A to point B as long as he knows points A and B from the beginning.

See his face book posts if you want more info on his job, as I know he talks about it all the time there.  I will instead just say that yes he has a job.  And he is enjoying it, even with the complaints he makes.

He loves teaching.

Now if they would only move him to Sociology or Psychology, where he truly belongs.