So I had to make a snap decision today regarding work. I got a call from my old direct supervisor from my old district. He said he wanted to offer me a teaching job in the high school instead of the middle school. He said I would be really good in it because it was a different administration and a different set of circumstances. Instead of teaching ELA, I'll be teaching math. But instead of having my own class, I'll strictly be co-teaching. So I don't have to worry about managing my own classroom or writing my own lesson plans. I just have to worry about the modifications for the lesson plans.

Thing is I've never taught math a day in my life, but I HAVE been a special ed teacher for five years. So I have experience in modifying lessons.

Financially, it's a much better situation. I didn't know how I was going to pay bills on a teacher's assistant salary. So I was trading occupational stress for financial stress.

But I'm worried. They let me go last year, even though I technically had an acceptable observation score. Obviously that wasn't my direct supervisor's decision, or he wouldn't have called me back. The principal that let me go is retired, and the person I think was responsible is in a different department. So I might have a chance here.

I had to make the decision within 2 hours, so....I went for it. I guess at best, it works out and I stay in education as a co-teacher, and at worst they fire me again and I know for sure that education is not for me. And at least I have financial security for another year. If they resign my contract for next year, I might even be able to save enough to look for my own place. I'd love to get out of here.

Sorry for the long ramble. I'm just not sure how I feel about this whole thing, part of me is excited and part of me is screaming "what have you done?!"