Adventure of Sorts: Five Jobs and Three Moves in One Year

In An Adventure of Sorts, readers once again meet up with Steve Muncie, the main character of Steve Western's previous tale, "e;Why Do We Have to Learn This Crap?"e;: Twenty-Five Days in the Life of a Basic Math Teacher. Wayne's "e;adventure of sorts"e; is Wayne's story, told in Steve Western's style of wry and understated humor of an educated kid, wandering aimless but pointed in his observations on the passing scene. At age 26, Wayne Muncie is adrift. after teaching high school social studies for five years, his pedagogical clock has wound down.

So he moves to Greeley, Colorado, home of his alma mater, where he rethinks his succession of low-paying jobs with a review of a graduate-school catalog. A masters degree in history, though, would land him right back in the high school classroom.

So to cut expenses, he moves to Denver and into his parents' basement. "e;My parents didn't hang a banner welcoming me, but neither did they hand me in effigy, so I don't think they mind that I'm back."e;In Denver he finds another temporary work as a skip tracer. Unexpectedly, a plum long-term substitute teaching position is his. When that position ends, he's found his enthusiasm for teaching again and is ready to move on. Although his future is uncertain, he's pretty certain he won't be attending his ten-year high school reunion.