Finished!

 Time to celebrate!!

My friend and colleague Kristen Anderson told me about a program to get graduate credits for teacher pay advancement that was super cheap and could be done relatively quickly. Most of you probably know teachers get paid based on their level of education. I already have a Masters and have no interest in getting a second Masters, or spending 30k to do so. I needed an additional 60 college credits to get to the second highest level of teacher pay. The highest level of pay requires a PhD, which I currently have no intention of persueing, so really it was a matter of getting those additional 60 credits.

With this program, it was a fraction of the cost, and would take as little or as much time as I wanted. So I got to work. It has been HARD! If you know me, you know there's something wrong with my DNA and I can't do anything half way. I went all in and I have been working my behind off to get these 60 credits completed. A lot of hours went into it (approximately a bajillion), but I finished 22 classes and 60 credit hours in about 3 months!

I learned a ton. I love teachers! I love the profession and all the research and strategies that we get to learn to best teach your kids. We are true professionals, just as much as doctors and engineers. Respect teachers! We are pretty awesome at what we do

If you're a teacher looking for lane advancement classes, reach out to me if you want more information. The 60 credits cost me about $3,500. Way better than 30k which the other programs I looked at were going to cost! It is definitely worth it. I'm so glad I did it, and mostly....I'm so glad it's DONE!

Now, summer break can really start for me!