I’m not sure why I keep obsessing.
I really want to get my Master’s. I’m even enrolled in a Masters of Education–Learning and Behavior Disorders program to start this April. BUT. I continually ask myself if I’m sure this is what I want to do. I truly enjoy working with people who have disabililities and want to help them better their lives.
I guess it just comes down to money. Right now, our family is financially stable. We kinda live paycheck to paycheck, but Elkana is excellent with money. We both contribute regularly to a savings account (and I’m not allowed to withdraw any money!) 
. We split the bills evenly, for the most part, while taking into account that he works part-time, at minimum wage, while I am salaried. I don’t get paid a lot, but with his guidance (ha, who am I kidding?! his rules) we are able to get by easier than I ever have. And, I even get to shop!
Of course, I will have the same work schedule when I go to school. Georgetown has an awesome program in which classes are partly online and occasionally meet on campus. Soooo, our income will not be changing. And my student loans will be temporarily stopped due to school enrollment (which is about $100/month currently). I will be able to do my classwork at home, during the time between Ab’s bedtime and when El gets home from the library. That works.
If I go, I will be receiving the TEACH grant. The TEACH grant is a grant worth a total of $8000 that is awarded if you pledge to teach in either a low-income area or an area of high need. We live very close (as in like 30 miles) to Appalacia, which is a VERY low income area. And LBD is a high need area. I have to work in a school meeting these requirements for 4 years in order to not pay back the TEACH grant. Ok, I can do that.
Another area of concern for me is my Field Experience. This is unpaid experience in the school setting. It only amounts to about 60 hours per semester (I think), but this has to be worked in around my work schedule. Currently, I go to work at 9am. So, I guess technically, I can go do my FE from 7:30am-9am and sacrifice a vacation day to ensure that it all gets done. OKAY, I can do that as well.
So, honestly, I’m not sure what my problem is. B ut, it does help just to write it out and see how it is going to work out.
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