New Directions?

Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth.
Marcus Aurelius

How weird it was to drive streets I knew so well. What a different perspective.
Suzanne Vega

I drive about four times a week to my part-time job in Sharon, MA. I live in Medford, MA, about 3 miles NW of Boston. Sharon is about 25 miles south of the city. I don't really get paid since I work a .2 position. Take a regular teacher's salary and divide it by 5, then minus the benefits and health care.

Why would I do this to myself? Well, I teach orchestra this year. Next year, I'll be teaching orchestra again. With a certification to teach Music: PK-12, the range of jobs is pretty crazy. In my last four years of teaching music, I have taught:

-elementary school band
-elementary band lessons (trumpet, flute, etc)
-elementary general music (folk songs, games, recorder, etc)
-middle school general music (ugh)
-middle school band
-elementary school orchestra
-elementary string lessons
-elementary MANDATORY 4-5 grade choir in large slightly hormonal groups (these kids really do grow up quicker!)

ENOUGH WAS ENOUGH. I love teaching orchestra. Time to drive. Time to live poor-ish. I don't hate the planet, as you will see. I have also enjoyed the freedom of starting my own business: laundervillestrings.com

How do you not go insane with all this driving? Read on...