Calling All Teachers!

Alright, I'm having some trouble making a huge decision in my life: getting my master's degree. I have always been on and off about whether or not I want to get it and I've started thinking about getting it again. The problem is: what do I get my master's in? The two programs I've narrowed it down to is Curriculum and Instruction or Administration. My goals as a teacher are not to become a principal or administrator. I've never ever considered getting out of the classroom, which led me to curriculum and instruction. Sometimes I consider becoming a college professor teaching elementary education classes when I get tired of teaching elementary school. I've been getting very mixed feelings about which degree to pursue. The curriculum and instruction program will only take me a year and a half whereas the administration degree will take 3 years. Another difference between the programs is when I can start. With the administration degree I need 3 years of classroom experience before I can enroll in the program...the curriculum and instruction program I can start this August. I'm just very torn as to what I want to do. I wanted to get right into my master's now since I'm still kind of in college mode but I don't know if it will be worth it. If anyone has any advice or suggestions or anything concerning these two degrees I would LOVE to hear it! 

Scratch That Last Post

Oh my gosh! Ok, I'm so excited and overwhelmed right now. Today has been a whirlwind of emotions and this whole searching for a job this has been up and down but I can finally relax now and say definitively I am a first grade teacher in South  Carolina. I have officially accepted an offer teaching first grade. There is no ifs ands or buts about it. I am beyond excited and cannot wait to get into the classroom! Gahhh!

Frustration is an Understatement

Ok so this is really just a ranty post because I'm so frustrated and stressed out. My plans originally were to move back to NC to teach kindergarten. Then I got very promising news about a 4k job here in SC. Well the time has come for me to make a decision because I've kept NC waiting for over a week now and they need my decision by tomorrow. I'm just learning that SC won't be making a decision tomorrow, instead they'll be making a decision on Wednesday. Well that just puts a HUGE twist in my plans. I have absolutely no clue what to do. Do I accept the job the NC and deal with it if SC eventually offers me the job? Or do I turn it down in hopes of SC offering me the position? I can honestly say I have no idea what I am doing. My family is here in SC and this is where I want to be but there's no guarantee I will be offered the job. I am stressed beyond belief because of all this and I just want it to be over. If anyone has advice on what to do I'm taking any and all suggestions haha. I know it all comes down to what I want but I need help right now :(

Craziness!

Ok so I know I've been MIA for a little but everything is being turned upside down right now. A few weeks ago I was pretty much set on being in North Carolina teaching kindergarten because that was the only job offer I had received. Well, since then I've had two different interviews, both in South Carolina where I would like to be, and both of them look promising. One is for first grade and one is for a 4K/child development program. Now that I've had two other interviews in South Carolina my dream of teaching kindergarten is going to be put on hold for a year or two so I can be in the area I want to be in. I am very new to the 4K program and have never really considered teaching that age group. I do have a lot of experience working with young children because I taught gymnastics and dance classes to 3-6 year olds but teaching them in school is totally different. I'm not familiar with the curriculum they use (HighScope I believe) and the whole idea of having a full day pre-school program blows my mind. I still hope to do some blogging with my students, although it definitely wouldn't be as student led as I had hopes of, but it will still be a fun way for students to share their thoughts and achievements. If anyone has any tips or some useful resources for 4K/Child Development I would greatly appreciate it! Hopefully I'll have some more definite plans for next year by the end of this week!