On monday, after 8 years at home with babies and another 7 years at home with kids PLUS part-time community college, I will be starting full time at Christopher Newport University in Newport News, Virginia. With any luck, in 3 years I’ll be teaching History, Social Studies, Civics or Geography at some lucky high school. ::turns back for well deserved and hearty pats of encouragement::
Jess
Hearty Congratulations and Best Wishes.
My sister did roughly the same thing and has been teaching Junior High School(!!!) for several years now. She loves it.
Go for it.
pat, pat
Wow, cool! I always loved my history teachers. Good luck!
awesome!!!
How smashing! Congratulations, Jess, and best of luck! 
My heartfelt congratulations, Jess, and on behalf of your kids, thanks for being there.
Good luck! I love history and social studies!
Go, Jess! Returning students are the best. I loved them when I was teaching and then when I went back to school at age 32, it was so much better than the first time around.
Congrats for getting this far and good luck!
From one historian to another, the best of luck, Jess!
Congratulations!
My mom worked outside the home and went to college while my brother and I were growing up. A class here, a class there, and twelve years later, she had her BS is social work. I remember when she graduated–I was 16 at the time. It was SO COOL to be able to go to school & tell my friends that my mom was graduating from college! My brother and I were SO proud of her. I’m sure your kids will be just as proud of you! 
May all go well…which after being an at home mom, you can probably do anything you set your mind to.
Congrats on going back to school and Good luck
Congratulations!!! I know you’ll enjoy this new adventure and the payback you’ll receive when you hit that classroom as a teacher.
A hearty pat on the back from me too, Jess.
Our daughter is in the process of getting her teaching credentials to be a Junior High Math teacher.
It’s what she wanted to do.
(Junior High kids can be such a mess.)
I can tell you it’s a lot of work, but she’s loving it!
Good Luck to you.
My dad retired last year after 30 odd years of history teaching. He’d approve greatly, I’m sure.
Now, if you have children, please do them a favor and do not drag them to every fort within a 50 mile radius of wherever you may be traveling.
Just a tip from a veteran. Best of luck!
Congratulations and best of luck! Anybody who is as excited as you are is going to be a great teacher! Even on a Friday afternoon at 3:14 P.M., I love my second graders and my career. Teachers rock. 
Congratulations on your strength and courage! That is fantastic!
Congrats and good luck, woo hoo!, all that. 
You’ll do a fabulous job. I hold teachers in the highest respect.