Searching for my classroom

Now that my student teaching is over, it's time to concentrate on my job search, or, as I like to think of it, the search for my future classroom. The bureaucratic details of looking for a job can be a pain, but I enjoy envisioning myself in a warm, dynamic, print-rich classroom where I direct all my energies into guiding the next generation into critical thinking. Geographically, I'm casting a wide net. Colorado appeals to me because Mom and Paul are there and Matt is buried there. The Gulf Coast of Florida sounds beautiful; it would be so neat to be near the beach! North Carolina would be closer to Rachel at UT, and the students at my field experience at Bunker Hill High School were so well behaved; North Carolina seems so gracious and civilized compared to southern Ohio. In short, I'm keeping an open mind.