Ever had to make a decision that you felt was the right one, but then feel you made the wrong decision? You start second guessing yourself, wondering if what you did was the right choice. On Friday I had something come up that caused me to make a hard decision, at first I was skeptical, but now I know for sure that I made the right decision.
For quite some time I've been job searching. Just looking. Curious to see what other offers were out there. Trust me, I didn't find much. A month went by and I finally found an opportunity that I couldn't pass up. The words "Full time preschool teacher needed" were written on the top. I became very excited. I had an interview, I observed the classroom and was told I would get a call.
A week and a half went by and I assumed I didn't get the job. But I was wrong. Now I'm faced to either leave where I'm currently working, away from a wonderful group of kids, and away from a great group of co-workers. And start working at a new place, with new kids, new boss, and a different way of running things.
It's hard to think that I will be leaving Little Beavers. I'm going to miss the kids that I work with, but I feel that this is an opportunity that I need to take, so I can grow and gain more experience as a teacher. At this new job I will actually be teaching. There is a schedule to follow as well as structure, I will be creating and implementing lesson plans, and I will get to do what I love doing!
I start my new job March 14th. It's going to be a lot of work, but I know in the end it will be worth it
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
The unfortunate truth about teachers
Note: I did not write this. It's just something that I want to share with everyone else.
Are you sick of highly paid teachers?
Teachers' hefty salaries are driving up taxes, and they only work 9 or10 months a year! It's time we put things in perspective and pay them for what they do - babysit!
We can get that for less than minimum wage.
That's right. Let's give them $3.00 an hour and only the hours they worked; not any of that silly planning time, or any time they spend before or after school. That would be $19.50 a day (7:45 to 3:00 PM with 45 min. off for lunch and plan-- that equals 6 1/2 hours).
Each parent should pay $19.50 a day for these teachers to baby-sit their children. Now how many students do they teach in a day...maybe 30? So that's $19.50 x 30 = $585.00 a day.
However, remember they only work 180 days a year!!! I am not going to pay them for any vacations.
LET'S SEE....
That's $585 X 180= $105,300
per year. (Hold on! My calculator needs new batteries).
What about those special
education teachers and the ones with Master's degrees? Well, we could pay them minimum wage ($7.75), and just to be fair, round it off to $8.00 an
hour. That would be $8 X 6 1/2 hours X 30 children X 180 days = $280,800 per year.
Wait a minute -- there's
something wrong here! There sure is!
The average teacher's salary
(nation wide) is $50,000. $50,000/180 days
= $277.77/per day/30
students=$9.25/6.5 hours = $1.42 per hour per student--a very inexpensive baby-sitter and they even EDUCATE your kids!) WHAT A DEAL!!!!
Make a teacher smile; repost this to show appreciation for all educators.
Are you sick of highly paid teachers?
Teachers' hefty salaries are driving up taxes, and they only work 9 or10 months a year! It's time we put things in perspective and pay them for what they do - babysit!
We can get that for less than minimum wage.
That's right. Let's give them $3.00 an hour and only the hours they worked; not any of that silly planning time, or any time they spend before or after school. That would be $19.50 a day (7:45 to 3:00 PM with 45 min. off for lunch and plan-- that equals 6 1/2 hours).
Each parent should pay $19.50 a day for these teachers to baby-sit their children. Now how many students do they teach in a day...maybe 30? So that's $19.50 x 30 = $585.00 a day.
However, remember they only work 180 days a year!!! I am not going to pay them for any vacations.
LET'S SEE....
That's $585 X 180= $105,300
per year. (Hold on! My calculator needs new batteries).
What about those special
education teachers and the ones with Master's degrees? Well, we could pay them minimum wage ($7.75), and just to be fair, round it off to $8.00 an
hour. That would be $8 X 6 1/2 hours X 30 children X 180 days = $280,800 per year.
Wait a minute -- there's
something wrong here! There sure is!
The average teacher's salary
(nation wide) is $50,000. $50,000/180 days
= $277.77/per day/30
students=$9.25/6.5 hours = $1.42 per hour per student--a very inexpensive baby-sitter and they even EDUCATE your kids!) WHAT A DEAL!!!!
Make a teacher smile; repost this to show appreciation for all educators.
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Lost for words
You know how you are told to forgive and forget? Well for some reason I'm having a hard time doing that. Especially when the person you are trying to forgive is someone you don't know at all.
You remember the driver from Michael's accident? Well, he was originally sited for reckless driving. Well I just learned on Sunday that the charges were dropped. A person was distracted by his cellphone that caused him to drive off the road and killed someone is getting away scott-free.
My heart aches. I'm trying to carry on knowing that the person who killed my best friend is not taking consequences for his actions, but I'm struggling.
It's just not fair. How can someone cause such pain in someone's life, and not take consequences for his actions? How can someone take the life of someone else and get away with it? How could they just all of a sudden drop the charges? I guess there are some things I will never understand...
You remember the driver from Michael's accident? Well, he was originally sited for reckless driving. Well I just learned on Sunday that the charges were dropped. A person was distracted by his cellphone that caused him to drive off the road and killed someone is getting away scott-free.
My heart aches. I'm trying to carry on knowing that the person who killed my best friend is not taking consequences for his actions, but I'm struggling.
It's just not fair. How can someone cause such pain in someone's life, and not take consequences for his actions? How can someone take the life of someone else and get away with it? How could they just all of a sudden drop the charges? I guess there are some things I will never understand...
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
The consequences of texting and driving
Wow. To think that something so small could end someone's life.
This made me think of Michael that was killed in a car accident. The driver may not have been texting and driving, but he was distracted long enough by his cell phone that it caused him to drive off the road. And now Michael is dead because of it. Please think twice next you decide to pick up your phone while driving
This made me think of Michael that was killed in a car accident. The driver may not have been texting and driving, but he was distracted long enough by his cell phone that it caused him to drive off the road. And now Michael is dead because of it. Please think twice next you decide to pick up your phone while driving
Sunday, February 6, 2011
It's all a dream
A lot has happened since I made my first goal. I was young and my heart was set on becoming a teacher. I'm not exactly sure why I made the decision to teach but it was something I really wanted to do. I set a goal and made plans for my future. I made this goal when I was 12 years old. 12 years later I achieved my goal of finishing school with a degree in early childhood. My next goal: get my teaching license and become a teacher; at least that's what I thought I wanted to do.
My 5th year of college started and I began the long drawn out process of applying for graduate school. I felt like I was applying for a job. Having to fill out piles and piles of application and pay annoying application fees, and have people write me letters of recommendations. Answer questions about what I would like to do for my future and finding time to "interview" with the college I was applying for. With only 6 months left of school my brain started to check out. After 5 years of college I was ready to be done. And on top of the homework I had to do I was student teaching, writing lessons plans and find time to work so I could pay bills. It was probably the longest 6 months I have ever encountered. And as I was ending my last year of college, I received bad news that nearly crushed me; I was not accepted into graduate school. I was devastated. All that work, all that time consumed into it, for nothing. I felt like my world had stopped. This wasn't part of the plan. How am I going to achieve my dream? What the hell am I suppose to do now? I had 3 months left of school to figure out what was going to come next.
June came and I graduated from college. I was lucky to find a job and within the time it took me to get over my rejection into grad school I was able to discover a new dream. It started when I was student teaching at Bates, working with preschoolers. The joy and happiness that it brought me made me decide a new career; teach preschool.
It's amazing how quickly you can change your mind about something. My choice of career may not pay that much but it's something that I love doing. Working with preschoolers may not seem like the ideal job and it may be something that most people don't support but the most important thing you could ever do is listen to your heart. Do what you love doing because in the end, that's what is going to bring you the most happiness.
My 5th year of college started and I began the long drawn out process of applying for graduate school. I felt like I was applying for a job. Having to fill out piles and piles of application and pay annoying application fees, and have people write me letters of recommendations. Answer questions about what I would like to do for my future and finding time to "interview" with the college I was applying for. With only 6 months left of school my brain started to check out. After 5 years of college I was ready to be done. And on top of the homework I had to do I was student teaching, writing lessons plans and find time to work so I could pay bills. It was probably the longest 6 months I have ever encountered. And as I was ending my last year of college, I received bad news that nearly crushed me; I was not accepted into graduate school. I was devastated. All that work, all that time consumed into it, for nothing. I felt like my world had stopped. This wasn't part of the plan. How am I going to achieve my dream? What the hell am I suppose to do now? I had 3 months left of school to figure out what was going to come next.
June came and I graduated from college. I was lucky to find a job and within the time it took me to get over my rejection into grad school I was able to discover a new dream. It started when I was student teaching at Bates, working with preschoolers. The joy and happiness that it brought me made me decide a new career; teach preschool.
It's amazing how quickly you can change your mind about something. My choice of career may not pay that much but it's something that I love doing. Working with preschoolers may not seem like the ideal job and it may be something that most people don't support but the most important thing you could ever do is listen to your heart. Do what you love doing because in the end, that's what is going to bring you the most happiness.
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Vacation
It's going to be my first time going to Florida/disneyworld, and I'm going to be counting down to the last minute! I love spending time with my family and everyone deserves a vacation now and then.
Only 44 more days!! :)
Only 44 more days!! :)
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