De Facto Head of the Department

My friend and co-worker J.D. left for a job at district offices for almost twice the amount of money. I don't blame him...I mean twice??? As a result, I am now de facto head of the department. And I'm mad sick with power!!!!!!!!! MOOOHAAAA! MOOOOHAAAAA!

Over the summer, I plan on reorganizing the department and putting my thumbprint on it. I get to do things my way now. I really enjoyed working with J.D. but now it's my thang. I get to focus the department and standardize it the way that I've been wanting to. I'm going Qin Emperor style. Standardize and bury the scholars.... ok the first part not the second.

I'm also excited because now I'm going to start teaching Political Econ, American government and US history. It's on like Donkey Kong. I'm most excited for political economy because I love talking finance with the kids. Yes I'll be talking about the international global economy, but I also want to teach basic financial literacy to the kids. I was never taught basic financial literacy and had to learn it all by myself. I know for the most part that my students aren't taught it either as I've talked about it in class and they were just mystified. I firmly believe that being aware and taking control of your finances is a self-empowering political action. Understanding your own finances will also help you understand the world's finances. Investing your money in guns and not your education is going to royally fuck you...the parallels to the US go without saying.

I also think that teaching different classes will reinvigorate my pedagogy. I've gotten comfortable in my curriculum but now I'd like to try something else. More work...no accompanying raise! Gotta love it!