What do I want to do with my life

July 28, 2019  I am at an impasse and I am lost. I do not want to know what to do with my life. I will be a teacher at a STEM school this year but I do not know how to make this my best year, yet. The goal is to plan something for my life that scares me but I do not want to just guess at something. Well...here goes....I want to be a superintendent (no...I am just saying that), Assistant Professor in Educational Leadership or Instructional Leadership. I want to work in K-12 central office helping teachers use technology during classroom instruction.
Tithe to the church

What do  I want to do with my life? I am almost 50 years old. I have switched to school administration but I know life has more than this. I used to work at Alabama State University but wanted a new direction that would give me a chance to advance.  I am learning but it is challenging.  It is difficult working with people who may want me to be...or so I think.  It could be how I handle incidents that distract from my areas of strength.

But what does this have to do with defining what I want to do with my life? I am looking for satisfaction in how I live. I want to be pleased with the decisions that I make and the places that I go. I think that I have matured beyond wanting to please others. Now I want to please myself.

So what do I do?  Do I write (something that I painstakingly want to do but have not begun)? Do I tutor on the side?  What do I write about if I were to write? I could write about my experiences as an assistant principal, the challenges that I thought I would have only to be replaced by personality differences, insecurities of co-workers, or reluctance to change that way things are done at the school.

I get sleepy even when I think about writing. Right now I am sleepy and I am only blogging but the mere thought of writing about the challenges that I encounter on the job makes me want to take a nap.  I have really slept myself in a position where I have to make a decision what I want for the rest of my life.


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”The mission of the Sylacauga City Schools, in partnership with families and the community, is to prepare graduates who are ready for college, career, and community success.” - Sylacauga City Schools

To ensure this success, Sylacauga City Schools start at the early levels of elementary and middle schools. Specifically, in the last year, Sylacauga City identified a need for attention on the district’s math scores for ASPIRE testing. 


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