Ms. E
The paperwork I submitted to the Board of Education has my legal name as it appears with Social Security, but my maiden name starts with E. Around this time last year, I made a big decision. I was tired of working in finance, accounting, bookkeeping… numbers. That should never have been the career I chose at 18. I went into Accounting but never pursued it beyond my associate degree. It was an easy job for a neurodivergent person on the spectrum like me. Without getting into details, I decided I needed a change. While on the phone with a friend who is a teacher, she said, “Michelle, be a substitute because we need one at my school.” There’s a huge need for substitutes in Newark, and with it being so hard to hire teachers, substitutes are even rarer. It took forever to get hired, but thank God for friends who believe in me. I got in, but the rest was up to me. I have no teaching experience, none at all. Since May, I’ve been doing it, and every class teaches me something new and I love th...
