The wheels begin to turn

April 15, 2009

Tax day, 2009 and the country is in an uproar over our tax burden. Even the Canadian students at D’Youville College say that we’re overtaxed in the United States, reports wife Judy. Now that’s saying something! Today was a national tea party to protest our government’s greed.

For me, it was a second advisement visit to D’Youville, and I learned with some relief that I can obtain a master’s degree without getting state teaching certification. That means I can focus on my coursework and student teaching and concern myself with the standardized tests at a later date. That definitely relieves some of the immediate anxiety.

I am going to set my schedule of achievement over the long weekend at the Cheese (cottage) so I know my plan of attack for the coming year. I may squeeze in a big competency exam or two, if I feel comfortable with the summer courses. As of now, my ultimate goal is teaching at a community college or a private high school.

On the employment front, the e-mail and telephone were silent all day. I fired off another resume only to learn that when this document goes over the Internet to potential employers, it’s losing its formatting so it looks like a giant glob of paragraphs. I’ll have to rectify that. It’s a brave new world, indeed.

So anyway, the wheels are slowly starting to turn on the re-education process. Let me enjoy the ride, Lord, let me enjoy the ride.