My time at the Alaska Gateway School District was drawing to a close and, as I mentioned previously, I couldn’t keep living in Tok, AK due to the needs of my family.
When people would ask what my plans were for the upcoming school year, I would — somewhat jokingly — reply that I intended to become a Master’s Degree holding pizza-delivery driver.
To my pleasant surprise, not only did I find an actual teaching job in Fairbanks, AK, but I found a spot that’s about exciting as it gets:
For the 2025-26 school year, I will be an English Language Arts middle-school teacher at Chinook Montessori Charter School!