$UCK$

I just paid about $250 to the great state of California to renew both my car registration, and my teaching credential. Nevermind the fact that the state owes me about that much in the form of a tax refund, but I'm expected to accept an IOU. I would love to see the look on the face of the office personnel at the CA Commission for Teacher Credentialing or the DMV if I handed them an IOU but whatever. Now I get to drive my car legally for another year and continue to pay ridiculous gas prices, and work as an underappreciated, underpaid, contractless, overworked teacher for another five years.

I guess I have a pretty stable job at least and I love doing it, but I would also love being paid more closely to what I am worth - that's another blog for another day. Until then, I will continue to pay to work and drive in this poorly managed state that is now 50th in the USA for spending in the area of education.