ˈæftɚ hiː ɡɹˈædjuːˌeɪɾᵻd ænd ɹᵻsˈiːvd hɪz tˈiːtʃɪŋ sɚtˈɪfɪkət, twˈɛnti fˈoːɹ ˌɛlɪmˈɛntɚɹi skˈuːlz ɹᵻdʒˈɛktᵻd hˌɪm bᵻfˌoːɹ hiː wʌz hˈaɪɚd æt tɹˈɪt ˌɛlɪmˈɛntɚɹi skˈuːl ɪn kˈɑːb kˈaʊnti, dʒˈɔːɹdʒə.
After he graduated and received his teaching certificate, 24 elementary schools rejected him before he was hired at Tritt Elementary School in Cobb County, Georgia.