Education

We just got back from a panel discussion on the future of education in America.

Sigh.

I never feel like, "Oh, maybe I should stay in Education! I think I could really make a difference. I think I AM making a difference."

The problems just seem so much bigger than I am. That even if I give 500 percent, it won't be enough. And that I need to be EVERYTHING for the kids. And so it's just easier to not give even 50 percent.

But that seems kind of like a cop out.

Big Sigh.

So instead, it won't be my job anymore.  I'll volunteer at my neighborhood school. And I'll be a good volunteer. Like, a really good volunteer. And sometimes I think kids need to see volunteers, too. People who are invested beyond having a job to do.

But someone who cares about the neighborhood. And the kids who live in their neighborhood.