Something big happened to me last Wednesday, and that was partially the reason for no post yesterday. Here's a little of the backstory that I think is important to the announcement.
As a public school teacher (no, I do not make a fortune being a fly fishing blogger), I receive annual raises for two reasons. One is for years of service and the other is for furthering my education. I have two bachelor's degrees and a master's degree but I will no longer receive any raises due to the way our pay scale is structured. Please don't take that as complaining, it's just the way it is and I have seen this coming for a while now. This is what prompted me to apply to a graduate school program. Specifically, I applied to the University of Central Missouri and the Instructional Technology Education Specialist Degree that they offer. If you didn't know, this is a degree between a master's and doctorate. It's a goofy thing, I know.
On Wednesday, I received an email informing me that I had been accepted into the program! Now this is good and bad news. On one hand, I can start working toward additional raises and have a better income, and this is going to make me a better teacher. On the flip side, I will be taking college classes for the first time in fifteen years and paying about $15,000 for the opportunity to do so. This also means that I am going to need to scale back some of me Show Me Fly Guy activities that I have taken on and love with all of my heart. I am going to do my best to bring you content on a daily basis Monday through Friday on the blog but the YouTube videos will probably become less frequent. Until my classes start, hopefully you won't notice much of a change, but there will be days that I miss like yesterday as I prep for classes. I promise I will do my best to update the site and I would greatly appreciate your patience as I try to navigate through everything. You guys are the best and your views are what keep me posting! Thank you for your support!
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