August 3, 2013 - Birthday Treats

Today I received the following things:

1. A check for $18,000
2. A serenade from my cousin's kids
3. A massage from my mom
4. A pedicure 
5. A scoop of raspberry salad ice cream from Dairy Castle
6. A bucket of blackberries from my grandmother-in-law
7. Lots of love from my husband and son
8. Encouragement to apply to be a teacher and coach here locally

One of those things will likely never happen again, unless I sell another house for a profit and have a check mailed to me.  It isn't like we actually "own" that money from the check anyways, since we have student loans to pay off and Dave Ramsey has us snowballing our debt.  The other things were very nice and appreciated, especially the massage that my mom bought me.  I think that one of the best memories of the day will be watching my son interact with his great grandparents. 

I managed to run into a number of people who were involved in education today.  One was a teacher at my old high school, another is a teacher at the local voc tech alternative school, and the last one is an instructional coach at Harrison College in Indianapolis.  They all were very interested in what I was doing and liked the sound of it.  They wondered how a school like the ones that I work with could land here in Putnam County.  I have been wondering the same thing.
I would love to teach and coach around here, but really wonder if I am too far from where the schools expect their teachers to be instructionally.  I have been working on the innovative side of education for a long time and wouldn't want to work somewhere that that mentality isn't embraced.