First Steps

AH! Where does all the time go? Sorry for the lack of posts lately. Things have been a bit crazy since I graduated last Friday. Well today, I am elated to announce that I have accepted a long-term sub position at the school where I completed my first student teaching assignment. I will be working in a 5th/6th GATE classroom and start Monday! I predict it is going to be an insanely hectic weekend, but in the extremely profound words of Barney from How I Met Your Mother, "Challenge accepted!".

It was a really tough decision. I thought about it, thought about it some more, slept, and thought about it again. I was weighing the pros and cons of this opportunity to work with a new group of students amidst fighting a mix of emotions from a ton of other major life changes. I've yet to have any experience working with GATE students and I remember one lecture about it during my M. Ed. coursework. Admittedly I'm nervous, but I think this will be an amazing chance for me to enhance my teaching. I was also hoping for something a bit more permanent, but as everyone knows teaching jobs are scarce and ultimately my decision came down to taking a guaranteed foot in the door over a possible chance to have a rumored available classroom teaching position.

I know that I will work hard and learn and grow as a teacher during the next half year. It may not be the dream first job that I had envisioned I would have, but I just finished grad school. I'm no dinosaur. I have time. I'm grateful for this chance to work with a classroom of students regardless of the circumstances and am so looking forward to the experiences I will gain. It's funny to see how much someone's opinion on something can change when he/she is faced with making a major decision. Just one month ago, I would have told you subbing wasn't for me, but here I am - excited as can be. I'm going in tomorrow morning to help set up the classroom! Any and all resources that you want to send my way would be greatly appreciated!