Issue link: http://educator.cta.org/i/1017146
ANTHONY VILLARREAL: "Meet your union leaders right away to understand what's going on in terms of your contract, salary and benefits and your rela- tionship to your administration." JONATHAN AUSUBEL: Chaffee College Faculty Association, English: "When starting out your career, financial planning is very important. Both CTA and the California State Teachers' Retirement System have excellent resources to help you do that. Don't wait to start. Start right away, because early money grows a lot more quickly than late money does." Ausubel Villarreal JENNIFER TWEEDY: "My students have won many awards in FFA competitions and showing livestock, which is very rewarding. But my real reward is when old students come back to tell me how I impacted their life. This is why I teach: to make a difference in other people's lives." MELISSA WEST: " There will be that one lesson that goes above and beyond your expectation, that one spark in a child's eye that you'll see, that makes you want to get up and do it all again, year after year. I recently ran into a past student who was in my very first kindergarten class 25 years ago. She told me that she became a teacher because I had inspired her. I was shocked and so humbled." THERESA WETHERHOLD: " The most rewarding thing I do is help students improve their ability to communicate. I pride myself on helping students gain con- fidence, improve their language skills and make connections to others, all through the power of communication." Remember what makes it worth it! " I pick and choose what I can do and do not sweat the little things. I can't do it all." — Jennifer Tweedy, Caruthers Unified Teachers Association 41 A U G U S T / S E P T E M B E R 2 018 Pay attention to your union, your finances