So, this week, the cat came out of the bag at work, so I finally feel free to talk about some exciting steps I’m taking. In the midst of what might turn out to be the next great depression; as the sole source of income for our family of five (plus Nigel); from a place of relative comfort and prestige in my little pond… I am making a career change.
I am going back to school in order to go back to school. First as a student; then as a high school teacher. Starting with this coming spring quarter, I will be attending Sinclair CC and U of Dayton to get my teaching certificate. If all goes according to plan, I should be student teaching this time next year.
It’s something I’m pretty excited about. If I knew then what I know now about myself, I think I would have gon this route as an undergrad. As it was, I didn’t. But I do now, and a variety of circumstances over the fall have given me the boost necessary to overcome my ordinarily high internal inertia. Kerri, too, is super excited, and my employer couldn’t be more supportive. (Aside from hoping I change my mind and stay, they’re being super accomodating.)
This week I registered for classes for the first time in more than a decade. I have six content courses to complete, and Sinclair is the most affordable way to get through them. I had everything all figured out over the weekend, and then I realized that the Sinclair spring quarter and the UD summer term, which is when I will begin my grad school education classes, overlap by a month. So, on Monday morning it was back to the scheduling board. I wound up pushing one class off to a future quarter in order to fit everything in and still have hours available for work. Still, for one month I will be taking a total of seven classes, five at Sinclair and two at UD.
What am I thinking?
