Today, I am...a teacher.

For those students in high school and college who don't know what they want to do with their life, I have just one piece of advice:

Be flexible.

And, don't fret.

I started my journey into my career wanting to be a journalist and a broadcaster.

Today, I'm a high school teacher.

Call it a mid-life crisis at 40.

Call it being in the right place at the right time.

I call it....a calling.

Those of you who have come to know me know that I love to share my experciences and my life.

That's why I have a blog.

Now, this does't mean I wasted my time in college.

For, you see, I learned that you have to start at a point. Sometimes you will connect to another point and stay in a straight line for along time.

Sometimes, you have to connect to another dot.

But, the point where you started will always be a significant reference point to the other points you connect to, no matter how far away they are.

I still use my broadcasting degree. I still voice commercials and write script. I'm working on developing an on-line radio station in what little spare time I have to keep me in touch with my true love.

As I became a father, a scout leader, and a coach, I realized that I love sharing my knowledge with others. I feel for the youth today, and I see the need for them to need guidance more now than ever. It's not fair, but what they need to get from home is now being sought at school. I can't complain about today's generation until I actively do something about it.

I finished my summer of Starkville over a week ago. I started my new job as a teacher yesterday, shedding the role as technician and morphing into one who will teach how to be a technician. I finished two days of new teacher orientation today with convocation tomorrow and getting textbooks, lesson plans, rubrics, budgets, and classrooms ready for the students next week.

I received my teaching license a few weeks ago. Not only am I a teacher, I'm also a participant in the state-wide redesign of the course I'll be teaching and will stay on the committee with more trips to MSU. It's nice....rewarding...to feel that you're a part of something significant. If you feel you're stuck in a dead-end job, I encourage you to look around and find where you belong. Each and every one of you are significant, no matter where you are. You might find that you'll have to be flexible to answer your true call.


I'm ready for fall. Now that I have a hectic summer behind me, it's time to relax and enjoy some Alabama football this fall. I so enjoyed last season, and pray the magic continues this year. Thank you, Coach Saban, for answering your call to come to Bama.

Roll Tide, my friends!

TiderinMiss