It's mid-April. The whirl-wind of being a Teach For America corps member is close to wrapping itself up into a neat little memory. The agony of grad school at Pace will only last for 3 more class sessions (Thank God). And my life as a second-year teacher at PS 161 will be behind me in less than three months.
So, what's next? Will I stay at PS 161? Will I move to another school in NY? Will I move to the Dominican? Oh, so many questions left to answer.
Something I know about myself (that I was reminded about today...thanks Trent:) ), is that I like to know what's next. When I have an opportunity available to me, I like to jump on it with no reservations. I also like to feel like I'm in control of what's next. Meaning, I pick what I want, then I zero in my efforts on getting it. I dislike applying for lots of things at once. I would rather just focus on getting the one thing I want. Now, this might not be the most efficient or intelligent way to make a decision, but hey, it's worked for me so far.
BUT, even though I find it very, very, very hard, I will TRY to listen to Trent and attempt to let myself wholly consider multiple options for at least one or two weeks. Sigh. For now, I suppose what lies beyond the finish line will remain a question mark.
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I just repeated what you had told me. So happy that you have so many people knocking on your door!
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