This year as a high school teacher I have attended school on my own dime to improve my knowledge of autism, I have attended volunteer workshops to improve district curriculum, and I am expecting a severe decrease in salary (effective as soon as next month). Over the last year, my husband has received a 10%+ decrease also, despite attending classes to improve his career. However, we are happy to have jobs, even though we are taking sabbatical leaves for a year to move to Haiti and build an orphanage. It has been really enlightening to step outside of the race to make money and examine what is really important to us: taking care of kids who are in need.
