the id, the ego, & the single misfiring brain cell - Latest Comments on a funny thing happened on the way to the education office

admin [Member] in response to: a funny thing happened on the way to the education office

Sat, 20 Aug 2011 23:25:43 +0000

I didn’t, Daddy. I have been pitched (again) since, but I’m working in an operation, which means that peacetime pursuits (such as teaching class part-time) are not part of the equation.

This is for the best, though. I really need the break.

Daddy [Visitor] in response to: a funny thing happened on the way to the education office

Sat, 20 Aug 2011 18:15:22 +0000

I don’t recall you giving a definitive decision on this. I am proud of you no matter whether you decide to or not, but I would like to know what your decision is. Since you are spending time elsewhere, I imply that you have decided against it. Eh what?

lorraine [Visitor] in response to: a funny thing happened on the way to the education office

Fri, 25 Mar 2011 22:08:01 +0000

Hi Diana,

Are you allowed to ask the powers that be at your new official job what ramifications taking this teaching gig would have on your main job? They might have some reassuring words about making compensatory changes in your principal duties to allow you to take a job you’d love that would do so much good for so many in the military while giving the US a better educated military and one better able to cope with civilian life once retired.

What a delicious dilemma you have.

Lorraine

admin [Member] in response to: a funny thing happened on the way to the education office

Fri, 25 Mar 2011 07:43:27 +0000

I’m going to toss the idea around for a bit. I do want to have my own down time for a while. I need this break. My greatest weakness, though, is saying no when I know I have a skill that the enlisted folk here so desperately need (their promotions can rest on their getting the class the UofM cannot offer without me, although I don’t know why they cannot get these courses from the UofM from online instructors).

Nikki is right: I do want to concentrate on me for a while. I’m trying to learn how to slow down–be bored, even. So…we’ll see.

lorraine [Visitor] in response to: a funny thing happened on the way to the education office

Fri, 25 Mar 2011 02:56:33 +0000

Hi Diana,

To answer your question:
1. No, not funny to the people who will be reading it.
2. Yes.
Though, it is delicious to contemplate it.

Ya, ya, retire, I know. So, who’s got the pool going on whether Diana actually retires when she leaves the military or just changes who she works for? What’s the current bet on how long that first retirement will last? ;)

Aunt Bann [Visitor] in response to: a funny thing happened on the way to the education office

Fri, 25 Mar 2011 02:29:53 +0000

Diana, remember, too, that the teaching there counts into the years you have at the academic level, and your retirement will be “fatter” as a result!

If you want it, go for it. Otherwise, let it slide; you’ll find plenty to keep you busy, I’m sure!

nikki [Visitor] in response to: a funny thing happened on the way to the education office

Thu, 24 Mar 2011 21:36:58 +0000

It would seem to me if you have been offered a posotion you covet [quote Mila, I love teaching. I miss my students from the Academy. I miss the interaction.

I don’t miss the grading, but I figure that’s the part they pay me for, which means this is a pretty good deal. end quote] and you enjoy getting paid for it also, your question has already been answered. ;)

The only other question that remains to be answered is: Are you ready to give up what extra time it would cost you to do the job?

Whatever your decision is, I’m sure that in the long run, you will be a better person for it.

Love you cuz!

admin [Member] in response to: a funny thing happened on the way to the education office

Thu, 24 Mar 2011 19:15:15 +0000

Have I got JUST the job for you…. ;)