Nothing tastes as good as freedom. Freedom from stacks of reading, free from the all night coffee binges just to stay awake to finish a research paper you started the night before it was due; freedom to get out there in the world and make a name for yourself. You just dedicated the last seventeen years of your life (including secondary school) to education, to achieve your dream, and after a long, painstaking search for the perfect fit, sifting through posting after posting of teaching jobs, you've finally found your dream job, at a fantastic school, and you get to work with an exceptional faculty of
great minds. Many college graduates, especially those who don't move on to grad school, don't appreciate the importance of keeping their credentials fresh and current. No matter what field you enter into, new thoughts, new theories and new research will continuously reshape the future of your profession, and if you're not keeping track of what's new and hot in your field, you risk the possibility of making yourself redundant, or in this case, as a teacher, you'll eventually fall out of touch with generational changes occurring with your students, and miss out on the opportunity to make a real difference.
Not only is it important to keep educating yourself to keep your skills sharp, but it's also a great way to stimulate your brain! Education doesn't necessarily have to be structured. Try taking an online class with Penn Foster College. You can create your own schedule, and get educated from the comfort of your own home. Furthering your education doesn't necessarily mean it has to be in a classroom or online setting, try taking a seminar, or signing up for a workshop.
These are great ways to learn in an open environment, where you can engage your peers in helpful discussions about what's new in the field. Perhaps you've been struggling with a particular component of the job, why not share your thoughts and concerns with other professionals who maybe having a similar experience?

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