It finally happened.
I have a full time teaching position! Without delving into old wounds and making this happy occasion a reminder of some very low places I went to within myself, I will say that I feel as though a big burden has been lifted from me. It was an extend-my-arms-to-the-heavens-and-declare-"Hallelujah!"-moment. I may or may not have done a happy jig by myself in the car when Pharrell's "Happy" came on the radio moments after getting the call. Coincidence? I think not.
I know the challenge is only beginning, and there will be many a gray hair-inducing days ahead of me. And while the inevitable nerves have already started churning in my stomach, there is also a ferociously burning fire in my soul. I pray that I can be the effective teacher I imagine myself to be.
With that said, I have come across so many amazing teacher blogs over the past year or two, all them so fabulously cute, informative, and so..."Pinterest"...for lack of a better word. Some of these blogs are very focused in terms of its content, ranging from classroom organization and lesson plans to blogs dedicated to teacher wardrobes and outfit ideas. I'm not confident that I could focus on just ONE aspect of teaching in this blog, so I'll just say now that I hope to make it a hodgepodge of teacher-related "stuff". I hope to share the ups and downs of teaching high school, the hilarious anecdotes and student quotes that will inevitably follow, and whatever other teacher/education related things I find inspiring or hope to inspire with.
I am so looking forward to the personal and professional growth I will experience, and can't wait to meet my students!. Here's to the first page of the next chapter.
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