What is your dream job, and why?
This one is pretty easy for me, though it doesn't seem like I'm being "dreamy" enough when I answer the question. My dream job is to be a school (preferably middle school/high school) librarian. I have wanted to have this job for years! Finally a couple of years ago, I made the decision to take an active step towards making this dream a reality. I started working on my master's degree in educational technology with an emphasis in library media. In two years, I completed my degree with a pretty high GPA, though I can't remember anymore exactly what it was. Then once again, I have stalled out again. Sadly the Wichita Public Schools are trying to make it exceptionally hard to be a librarian at any level. High schools don't have librarians anymore due to budget cuts. They decided instead of having one or more trained, qualified librarians, they could make due with paraprofessionals. Middle schools still have librarians, but a couple of schools have gone to paras there as well, which sadly could lead to more cuts. Elementary schools still have librarians, but very few have full time librarians so the librarians have to travel from building to building. I have enough time in with the district that I'm not yet ready to look outside of the district for employment, though that day might come.
The reason why I want to be a school librarian is that it unites two of my loves. First, I love books and all things reading. Second, despite having a couple of rough years, I really do love working with middle school/high school age students. So finding something that allows me to do both would be amazing! I want to be able to help students find books that they would enjoy reading. I love the idea of being able to help teachers find resources to help in their classrooms. Researching and choosing books for the library each year would be awesome! There is so much that I would love about this job that it frustrates me to think that I might not be able to do what I would love to do.
So there is my dream job, though the reality is a little more depressing than I would like.
Sunday, September 29, 2013
Sunday, September 1, 2013
30 Things My Kid Should Know About Me: Number 6
If you could have three wishes, what would you wish for?
1. The first thing that I would wish for is for you to be a healthy baby. There are so many things that I worry about when it comes to you, but the biggest worries concern your health. Please know that if you have health issues, your father and I will make sure that we do everything we can to take care of you and make everything better, but I know that life is much easier without some of those challenges.
2. My second wish is a little more selfish. I would wish for enough money that we never had to worry about finances again. I don't need to be ridiculously wealthy, but I would love to be able to have no debt and enough money to know that we could get anything that we needed without any concerns. I think about money a lot, especially when it comes to you. I don't think there is anything wrong with you not getting everything you want as long as you have everything you need. However, we want to make parts of your life easier: paying for college, helping you get a car, allowing you to participate in school activities without having to worry about working, and things like that. My parents were able to do those things for me and it gave me some advantages that I really appreciate.
3. My third wish would be for me to find a middle school library position in the Wichita Public Schools. I love being a teacher, but I really want to be able to fulfill this dream of mine. Sadly I see the opportunities for this to happen slipping away. This district seems to be making decisions about library media services that will make it less and less likely for me to be able to find a position. I want this so much, but fear without my wish coming true, that it won't be reality for me.
My first thoughts when I read this topic was that I already had everything that I could wish for, but honestly, there are always things to wish for and dreams that we hope will come true. However, I don't want you to ever think that this means I'm unhappy with things as they are now. I have a husband who loves me, a daughter on the way who I wasn't sure that I was ever going to be able to have, family and friends who support and love me, and everything that I need in my day to day life. So while I will always have wishes and dreams that might be just beyond my reach, I have learned to treasure all the gifts that I have been blessed with and be grateful for all that I have.
1. The first thing that I would wish for is for you to be a healthy baby. There are so many things that I worry about when it comes to you, but the biggest worries concern your health. Please know that if you have health issues, your father and I will make sure that we do everything we can to take care of you and make everything better, but I know that life is much easier without some of those challenges.
2. My second wish is a little more selfish. I would wish for enough money that we never had to worry about finances again. I don't need to be ridiculously wealthy, but I would love to be able to have no debt and enough money to know that we could get anything that we needed without any concerns. I think about money a lot, especially when it comes to you. I don't think there is anything wrong with you not getting everything you want as long as you have everything you need. However, we want to make parts of your life easier: paying for college, helping you get a car, allowing you to participate in school activities without having to worry about working, and things like that. My parents were able to do those things for me and it gave me some advantages that I really appreciate.
3. My third wish would be for me to find a middle school library position in the Wichita Public Schools. I love being a teacher, but I really want to be able to fulfill this dream of mine. Sadly I see the opportunities for this to happen slipping away. This district seems to be making decisions about library media services that will make it less and less likely for me to be able to find a position. I want this so much, but fear without my wish coming true, that it won't be reality for me.
My first thoughts when I read this topic was that I already had everything that I could wish for, but honestly, there are always things to wish for and dreams that we hope will come true. However, I don't want you to ever think that this means I'm unhappy with things as they are now. I have a husband who loves me, a daughter on the way who I wasn't sure that I was ever going to be able to have, family and friends who support and love me, and everything that I need in my day to day life. So while I will always have wishes and dreams that might be just beyond my reach, I have learned to treasure all the gifts that I have been blessed with and be grateful for all that I have.
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