This is nice to hear! I worked for north Plainfield school district about 5 years ago and the board of older white individuals was really struggling with the shift to a Latino heavy population. My good friend was the supervisor is ELL programming and she had a really hard time her first few years getting the programs installed that the area needed to be more supportive of incoming Latin students. She has reported that with new board members it’s gotten much better and it’s nice to hear that Plainfield seems to be doing well too :)

God this so so much. I feel like society has trained us so much that if you aren’t on one continuous path something is wrong with you. I was a teacher. Then I became an admin and hated it. So I left to pursue theater work as a designer for 5 years and now I’m ready to go back into teaching so i have a more consistent schedule and have better benefits to have kids. The side eyes I have gotten from people is weird, like im some kind of terrible employee. Normalize trying different things in life, you will be happier in the long wrong if you get out of something that isn’t right for you at that point in time.

I fully appreciate this. Your right that either choice you make…you can’t help but wonder what the other path would have held.

Omg I’m turning 38 in a month and I feel the pressure to make a decision. I just got married last year and we know we want them, but I wish I had another 5 years to “grow up”

As a college professor - I LOVE having older students in my classes. They usually bring so much flavor and different perspectives to discussions having experienced more life than their 18-22 y/o counterparts.