We Need to Talk About Job Creep (See Also: Things Librarians Weren’t Trained For)
Just this week, I wrapped up my very last course ever to officially earn my second Master’s degree—this time in Instructional Design and Technology with a School Library Media Specialist endorsement. Hooray! Woo! Yippee! Hallelujah! I celebrated the occasion the best way I know how: floating in an inner tube on Lake George in the Adirondacks in upstate New York, the clear water lapping against my tube, totally blissed out. Proudly perched on my head was my reused graduation cap from my first graduate degree. The day ended with a stop at The Wind-Chill Factory for a comically enormous chocolate/peanut butter twist soft serve cone with chocolate jimmies. And honestly? I couldn’t imagine a better ceremony. No speeches. No fanfare. No sweating in a hot, black gown. Just peace, joy, and ice cream in my happy place. Photo credit: my honey 🍯 Now, seriously—nobody let me go back to school again. I’m done. Forever. She says… * casually Googles doctoral programs for funsies.* What I Stud...
