Today was my first day, in 2.5 years, that I was able to go to work and come home and do… well, nothing! I have spent the past two-and-a-half years being a full time student working on a second teaching credential and my master’s degree. There were times when I wanted to just stop after the credential, but Scotty convinced me to stick with it. For two reasons, really: 1.) It’s only a matter of time before every teacher is going to be required to have a master’s degree (No Child Left Behind’s High Quality Teacher). In my opinion NCLB is debatable to say the least, but I think that soon enough we are going to be required to have a higher education. In the San Diego Unified School District they already require special ed teachers to have a masters. 2.) It means more money! I know it won’t be much, but any pay increase is a good thing, right? Now for the not-so-good news: time to pay student loans! I have 6 months of a grace period before that starts, but nonetheless it’s going to suck.

Moral of the Blog- Hard work almost always pays off!