I struggle to pay rent and utilities each month as a first year teacher. I get up early and stay up late. I lesson plan all the ever "free" moment I have. I have no social life. I know things will get better (time management wise). The first two years are supposed to be the hardest. I'll stick it out (long enough to get my Masters and my PhD) for a while, then teach at the university level where I can make a decent living.
I love the kids though. And they make the long nights and little pay worth it. SOMEONE has to do it.
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There are friends who pass like ships in the night, who meet for a moment, then sail out of sight, with never a backward glance of regret...Friends we meet briefly then quickly forget.
Then there are friends who sail together, through quiet waters and stormy weather. Helping each other through joy and through strife. And those are the kind who give meaning to life.
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