read between the runs

summer is coming to an end and school is right around the corner. i think that’s okay. i would be lying if i said that i wasn’t a little excited to get started to go back again, though i am hesitant to admit it aloud. i am a little stir-crazy, but i know i won’t be feeling that as soon as we get started up.

last year took a real toll on my thoughts about teaching so being excited about starting again with a new group worries me. i see that my class sizes are smaller and i know that i have more experience under my belt, so i think that i’ll be better this year, but there is no telling. i feel prepared, but i can’t predict what kind of kids i’ll have in class.

i’m really excited for the new ideas i can implement and using what i have learned in my graduate program. i’m excited to have shelby on the team and curious to see what life will be like with the new skills specialist. i’m sad that ms. tisby won’t be around the school. i think it’ll be exciting to meet the new teachers, as few as they are, and see what the vision for this school year is going to be. i’m worried about there being fewer teachers on each team. i’m excited to use my binder from last year to help me teach this year. i hope that we can still use binders and i don’t have to create all kinds of new resources for the year. i hope the printer works all year.

teaching is tough and i truly don’t know how long i can stay at my school or keep teaching in general if it’s going to be like the past two years. but i love the feeling of seeing a student showing that they learned something new, and the excitement that brings. there is a lot that happens in the classroom that i wish i could control, but i can’t. teaching is such a great joy that i can’t imagine not doing and i hope that i figure out a way to keep doing it.

i’ve enjoyed my brief summer and i suppose i am ready to be back in my element, but i do wish i had an extra week to sit back, relax, and read!

do great; be happy