Category: Career lessons

Teachers take a bad rap for having several weeks off in the summer.   The misconception that teachers have it made because of their short work schedule is far from accurate.   Most educators take summer classes, make plans for the next school year, or take on additional part-time/seasonal  jobs.   I did all of …

I was twenty-two when I started teaching at Plainwell Junior High in the fall of 1969.  I had a girl friend who was still in college and I drove a 1967 Mustang convertible.   I lived in an apartment that cost $75.00 per person with my good friend, Mike.  My first contract was for $6,900. …