March started off with so much drive, passion and hope. I had a purpose. Now I feel unmotivated and directionless.
Lafayette Elementary,
the school where I have taught for 5 years, will be closed as of June
2013. I have worked and struggled to
help create a music program at this school and it is sad to see it disappear at
the whim of a corrupt politician.
The loss of this school brings many concerns to my
mind:
1)
My dear
students will no longer receive a music education and are now forced to walk to
a school outside of their neighborhood where they will be subject to gang
violence, racism, and crowded classrooms
2)
A third
of my income will disappear
3)
What will I do next?
I thrive on motivation, projects, and direction. I have the projects, but am currently lacking
the motivation and direction. I am
distraught over losing something that I never originally wanted, yet grew to
love deeply and passionately.