Monday, November 19, 2012
Opportunities
This year has been full of opportunities. I have wanted to blog-trust me I would love to be candid and tell you about my daily classroom. But legally it is best for me not to say anything other than I have an extremely challenging child. I've been through a lot already this year and each day find myself saying "Serenity now!" in my head. (Seinfeld friends you will find this funny.) I've learn to deal with unpredictable, ignore to the best of my ability, cry it out (almost everyday), and how much patience one really does need to be a teacher. As I look for the positives in each day and try to de-stress myself it has been hard to blog.
Another opportunity this year is that our principal is retiring. Her last official day is November 30th! She is leaving for personal family reasons and I understand that but at the same time feel extremely nervous about the schools near future. A new principal will be placed in our school the second week of December. The new principal will have big shoes to fill and will hopefully be great addition to our staff.
I have just started my Thanksgiving break and I'm finally relaxed and thinking about the joys of family and this holiday season. I hope that things will get easier in my classroom with time and that it will lead to more blogging.
Over this restful break I will be reflecting on what I'm thankful for and trying to create new, innovative materials for the month of December.
Hope all my bloggy friends are doing well! I'm just now catching up all on the wonderfulness of this half of the school year!
Hi Jess! I'm so sorry to hear things have been challenging. I hope you have a lot of rest and enjoyment this break :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Kristen! I'm really hopping to get back on track with everything (blogging/creating TPT items). I hope you also have a restful break!
DeleteWelcome back Jess!!! I completely understand where you're coming from! I feel like all my teacher friends are in the same boat this year! I hope that you enjoy your Thanksgiving break and come back feeling rested. I'll also be crossing my fingers in hopes that child may try out a new zip code for ya! haha :) The difficult ones are always there to stay!
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Thanks Melissa! It's nice to know I'm not the only one who is struggling with a difficult student this year. Sometimes it makes me feel like such a bad teacher-like I'm not doing enough or doing the right thing. I constantly feel like I need to validate myself as a teacher and it can be so exhausting. My child may be going to a different zip code but nothing is set in stone yet. Paper work is set in motion for him to go to another school in January and he thinks that he is moving to North Carolina in December. We'll see if I get an early Christmas present. I am loving your new blog! I would love to feature it on mine!
DeleteI hear you Jess! We have all been there. Keep your head up and we are all here if you need us! Have a good break!
ReplyDeleteI know everyone goes through it at some point. I've just got to keep calm and teach on! Thanks for your support! I hope you have a lovely break!
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