I’m a nontraditional teacher. My first occupation was An Athletic Trainer. I was offered a teaching job several times before I finally said yes. It has been one of the best career decisions I’ve made. No day is ever the same, and my students are phenomenal! I love my job and I am grateful to have something to look forward to each and every day.

Once I lost my voice when I needed to lecture a new lesson in class. I wasn’t sure how I was gonna be able to teach the kids. But then something very unexpected happened. One of my students stepped up & taught the entire class. He had no idea what he was doing, but he helped me anyway. Other students heard about it throughout the day asked to teach the lesson. It was such a neat ripple effect. I will never forget the way they showed up for me that day.

That kind of money would change my life essentially. I’ve always gone paycheck to paycheck trying to pay my student loans down among other bills. I would put a majority of the money into savings to eliminate financial stress, & use another portion for a down payment on a new car.