Congratulations. Calling it a dream job is a bit presumptuous, but it does seem to be close to dead center of your wheelhouse.
Best, David ________________________________ From: Kevin M. <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [TV orNotTV] OT: I'm coming home. On Thu, Jan 6, 2011 at 11:47 PM, PGage <[email protected]> wrote: > On Thu, Jan 6, 2011 at 12:46 PM, Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Details to follow (already available to Facebook friends), but I >> should be back in the US within the next ten days or so. I'll have a >> new job. I will be teaching, but my job will also be directly related >> to the television industry. I will once again be back in Hollywood, so >> expect more Hollywood gossip from me in the future. >> >> To those who supported me through unemployment and my around the world >> adventure, I thank you. Today is my mom's birthday -- according to >> her, this news was a nice present for her. > > Teaching and TV? I am guessing you got a gig staring in a re-make of Welcome > Back Kotter. Second guess - studio teacher (my aunt was one of those for > many years). > > Welcome back to the US Kevin - a lot has changed since you left. We are > letting white men run the country again. Mr. Kotter I am not, but I will have some sweathogs to call my very own. The short version is there is a school in the heart of Hollywood that specializes in educating students for careers in the industry we call show. They've been around more than a decade, have decent funding, a brand new computer lab, and apx. 200 new students starting on the 31st of January. I'm supposed to teach the basic apps like the Office suite, but they want it both fun and practical, and I have a preexisting syllabus that can be modified for all ages ranges and skill levels. They'll also be getting a lot of inner-city folks and other people for whom proper English and grammar has not been a necessity. But the school has a goal of job placement of 70% of its students in careers in the industry, so along with technology, I'll be squeezing in some grammar, too. I may also squeeze in a few media ethics debates, just to spice things up. I stated I would not return to Hollywood unless it was on my terms -- unless I could see evidence of more honor in the profession. This job allows me to try to infuse some of that into industry newcomers -- to get to them before they get caught up in the industry BS. The pay is good, the hours are right up my alley (noon to 8pm -- NO MORNING CLASSES!), and I'll be able to drink Vitamin Water again. I expect to be on a plane sometime next weekend. As always, I expect a shoe to drop at any moment, but for now I am celebrating. -- Kevin M. (RPCV) -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
