Shauna Yanke
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Beware the Static Terror. Content Warning.
She woke up. Oh no, not another day of waking up early from sleep. It had only been about three hours since her head hit the pillow. She shifted, laid down again. Time to get some sleep again. Closing her eyes, she took in a deep breath and tried to drift back into dreamland. But then she felt something. Very slight at first, but it was like a static electricity blanket buzzing over her entire body. Dread engulfed her and a panic set in.
By Shauna Yanke8 months ago in Horror
Finding a Blazing New Path
One of those wonderful things about the US is that a person can change their career path whenever they feel it is needed. In my case, I spent so many years in some teaching capacity. I started when I was 16 years old as an after-school teaching assistant. Then came my passion in the German language. I was encouraged by my parents to continue in college and get a teaching degree. I thought it was my calling…my destiny in a way. So, I took the classes, took the tests. Graduated with a degree in German and Secondary Education. I almost moved from Colorado to Texas to teach elementary German, but that fell through. After graduation I went back to the place that it started all. It was a little Lutheran preschool and K-8 school that allowed me to teach some after school German language classes while I assisted in the preschool classes. I made the decision to start some more college courses. Eventually, I got a degree in early childhood education, my director’s letter for the state of Colorado, and several certificates for different programs. I worked up the food chain: as an assistant teacher, a teacher, an assistant director, and an honest to goodness director for a short period of time. I thought I felt fulfilled and found my calling. But as the years went on, I felt a change in the culture of how families viewed teachers and how administrators backed their staff. It was in 2019 when I finally reached a breaking point. It was the most toxic administration yet. I felt like they wanted to find anything to get rid of me. I felt my mental health suffering. Finally, I was angry enough to write to my boss to announce that I would not be coming back to work. It was the first time I had never quit with no two weeks’ notice before.
By Shauna Yanke8 months ago in Journal
