The Year Ahead
September 4th, 2010 § Leave a Comment
Well this probably looks like a New Years post, but it isn’t, obviously. Perhaps the title should read, the “The School Year Ahead” since I have been doing a lot of thinking on what I would be doing this school year. Last year I had the pleasure of substitute teaching in the Akron School System here in Ohio. Last year was pretty good all in all, I was able to sub quite a bit and while some schools were pretty rough, I really did enjoy the whole experience. This past spring and summer I have been looking for a full time social studies job to no avail, so I have been wondering what am I going to do this year? Subbing again was an obvious choice but I needed something a bit more steady to keep the funds coming in to pay bills and what not. So I started looking for a second job to moonlight at. Well out of the blue my friend got me an interview at the insurance company he started working for. At first I was pumped, it was going to be an eight to five desk job, great money, and weekends off of course! I interviewed and thought this should be a pretty good gig, but in the back of my head I knew this would mean no more substitute teaching. I first thought that it was great because I wouldn’t have to call SubFinder all night, it would be a regular schedule, and I would finally have health benifits again! Then I began to think of how much I love teaching, students, the classroom, being in school, and how I would lose all of that in one fell swoop. I had my applications in at a few retailers to moonlight at and I made the decision, if one of them hires me and lets me substitute three or four days a week I will jump on that, not because it will be better money in the end, but it will allow me to continue to do what I love, teach! In the end the Lord provide and things have worked out perfectly, one of the retailers hired me and is super flexible with my availability, so I will be able to teach and moonlight there to better make ends meet! So what is the point of all of this? Well a few things, always find a way to do what you love, what is fulfilling, and what you are called to do!
