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I have to wonder...

Maybe a decade ago, a lot of paperwork was still done by hand. Someone would have to be paid to gather and verify information, type it onto a piece of paper, make sure that was done accurately (usually creating a paid job for yet another person), then getting it signed, and then sending it out by mail. That's at least three or for people being paid to push one persons request through.

As an aside; anyone tried to find a typewriter recently? I did, and after several phone calls I found one at a library. The catch was they couldn't help me with it; no one there that day knew how to use it (turn it on, etc.)!!! OMG! What happens when the computers crash? Have we really "progressed" so far that we can't function when, not if, technology fails?

Now that everything (seriously, look around, I do mean everything) is stored on computers, it takes one person, maybe two, to process a transcript request. I'm just speculating here, but this seems like it would be the process. I submit the request via the Internet through a secure log in to the school. This is processed by a computer and gets spit out by a printer. Someone gets it signed and drops it in the mail.

So why are we being charged so much for this process? One school charges $10, and they do the processing themselves. Another school charges $5, but they use a third party contractor for this process. A third school doesn't charge at all. I can understand being charged for the paper and postage, but surely one request does not cost between $5 and $10...

Honestly, if a student can log on and see their transcript electronically, then why can this same process be used by those who would need proof of schooling? Surely there's a way... At any rate, there's my rant on the hidden costs of needing "official" documentation of the classes I've taken. Thanks for listening! ;)

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Intro

The purpose of this blog is to essentially talk about my own experience in becoming a teacher. My situation is not really unique; well, except to me anyway. I've been active duty military for the better part of a quarter of a century now and it's getting time to move on.

This blog starts near the end of both my military journey, and the completion of my educational preparation, which I'll cover in later posts.

Also to come, frustrations and exhilaration's in filling out applications and resumes.

More to follow...