We've had an amazingly beautiful fall. But now it's starting to get that cold and clear feeling. Not snow this week, but what might be called "high fall." So I pour a bourbon, enjoy the wood stove. At this rate, I'll be immobile by February, hanging out with the dogs and whining when the fire dies and waiting for Bob to get back to work while I hibernate until spring.
the next step
Well, I'm about to start a new adventure. After being a classroom teacher since 1995, I'm about to become a year-round educational employee. Yesterday I accepted a job as the secondary curriculum coordinator for the school district. It's kind of still sinking in, but I think I'm excited about the change. For the past year I've been working on a Master's degree in Curriculum & Instruction, so when a position came open that required this degree and would let me use what I learn, I felt like I had to apply. I was sort of surprised to get it, but am really excited as well as flattered that my current boss thinks I can do the job. This means that I will be facilitating curriculum revisions, working with school counselors, planning professional development, organizing district-wide events such as Poetry Out Loud, and completing "other duties as assigned" I still get to work with great people in a great department. The downside is that I'm ...
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