Well..this is it, the night before school starts. 10 weeks have flown by, and I am ready to take on another year of teaching Lanugage Arts to 6th and 7th graders. A lot of people just assume teachers are sad,miserable, whiny as can be the day before school starts, but not me. I am exicted. I am ready. I can't wait to meet the 150 or so kids I will have the chance to inspire, teach, counsel, and guide for the next 180 days (not counting weekends and holidays of course..lol) Of course I will miss the extra time with my own 2 children, but my head is swimming with ideas for my new students, ways to motivate them, ways to help them make real-world connections, ways to allow them to express themselves and be creative, ways to incorporate technology, and ways to help them learn the importance of teamwork and respect--respect for themselves, their classmates, and their community. For me, I do what I do because I love it, and for no other reason. There are many times as a teacher, you have to sit and listen to people blather on about how much they make, what accolades they've been given, and how special and important they think they are. I'm not saying those people aren't talented and intelligent, but they don't make what I make. What I make doesn't revolve around a dollar sign and for me, it never will. What I make will hopefully travel with my students for many years. I hope that if anything, I make them think, question, respect, care, overcome obstacles, and work hard. I hope I can do all of these things for this year's students. I hope they will see that sometimes you just have to stick with your passion, with believing in the greater good, with believing in people no matter where they are, where they've come from or what they can do. My students are our future, and I feel that what I make could never be measured in numbers, so I don't try to analyze what I am worth or how my salary stacks up to others with my education level. I am simply excited to get this party started once again. I can't wait to get to school tomorrow and get my room ready and start planning the day away. I hope my students are ready when they walk in the door on Monday, because they have no idea how much learning is in store for them! Cheers to a new year!
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Sunday, August 21, 2011
Back to School!
Well..this is it, the night before school starts. 10 weeks have flown by, and I am ready to take on another year of teaching Lanugage Arts to 6th and 7th graders. A lot of people just assume teachers are sad,miserable, whiny as can be the day before school starts, but not me. I am exicted. I am ready. I can't wait to meet the 150 or so kids I will have the chance to inspire, teach, counsel, and guide for the next 180 days (not counting weekends and holidays of course..lol) Of course I will miss the extra time with my own 2 children, but my head is swimming with ideas for my new students, ways to motivate them, ways to help them make real-world connections, ways to allow them to express themselves and be creative, ways to incorporate technology, and ways to help them learn the importance of teamwork and respect--respect for themselves, their classmates, and their community. For me, I do what I do because I love it, and for no other reason. There are many times as a teacher, you have to sit and listen to people blather on about how much they make, what accolades they've been given, and how special and important they think they are. I'm not saying those people aren't talented and intelligent, but they don't make what I make. What I make doesn't revolve around a dollar sign and for me, it never will. What I make will hopefully travel with my students for many years. I hope that if anything, I make them think, question, respect, care, overcome obstacles, and work hard. I hope I can do all of these things for this year's students. I hope they will see that sometimes you just have to stick with your passion, with believing in the greater good, with believing in people no matter where they are, where they've come from or what they can do. My students are our future, and I feel that what I make could never be measured in numbers, so I don't try to analyze what I am worth or how my salary stacks up to others with my education level. I am simply excited to get this party started once again. I can't wait to get to school tomorrow and get my room ready and start planning the day away. I hope my students are ready when they walk in the door on Monday, because they have no idea how much learning is in store for them! Cheers to a new year!
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Sunday, August 21, 2011
Back to School!
Well..this is it, the night before school starts. 10 weeks have flown by, and I am ready to take on another year of teaching Lanugage Arts to 6th and 7th graders. A lot of people just assume teachers are sad,miserable, whiny as can be the day before school starts, but not me. I am exicted. I am ready. I can't wait to meet the 150 or so kids I will have the chance to inspire, teach, counsel, and guide for the next 180 days (not counting weekends and holidays of course..lol) Of course I will miss the extra time with my own 2 children, but my head is swimming with ideas for my new students, ways to motivate them, ways to help them make real-world connections, ways to allow them to express themselves and be creative, ways to incorporate technology, and ways to help them learn the importance of teamwork and respect--respect for themselves, their classmates, and their community. For me, I do what I do because I love it, and for no other reason. There are many times as a teacher, you have to sit and listen to people blather on about how much they make, what accolades they've been given, and how special and important they think they are. I'm not saying those people aren't talented and intelligent, but they don't make what I make. What I make doesn't revolve around a dollar sign and for me, it never will. What I make will hopefully travel with my students for many years. I hope that if anything, I make them think, question, respect, care, overcome obstacles, and work hard. I hope I can do all of these things for this year's students. I hope they will see that sometimes you just have to stick with your passion, with believing in the greater good, with believing in people no matter where they are, where they've come from or what they can do. My students are our future, and I feel that what I make could never be measured in numbers, so I don't try to analyze what I am worth or how my salary stacks up to others with my education level. I am simply excited to get this party started once again. I can't wait to get to school tomorrow and get my room ready and start planning the day away. I hope my students are ready when they walk in the door on Monday, because they have no idea how much learning is in store for them! Cheers to a new year!
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