A reflection....

I have successfully completed another year of teaching. I think that I learned a lot this year about who I am and the kind of teacher that I want to be. When last year was over I was just so glad that I had made it a full year with out any major problems that I didn't really spend a lot of time looking back over my accomplishments and failures. I only set one real goal for myself for the new year and that was to do everything I did the previous year but to do it better. At the end of this year I can say that not only did I do that, I did a whole lot more. I don't really want to go into a long blog about my accomplishments and failures from this past year. I just want to hit a few of the highlights.

I have become more involved on my campus and I feel a connection to the school and to my co-workers that I did not have before. This has dramatically changed the way that I look at my job. I feel like I am on a team that will work together to help educate and change the lives of the students at my school. I want to be on this team because I have gotten to know some of the people that I work with and they are awesome.

Any nervousness about being a new teacher has almost completely gone away and I feel at home in my classroom. I am beginning to form my theatre program and have started dreaming big dreams for what I am going to do in the coming years.

I have realized that no matter how easy or difficult teaching can be, I always have something to learn from my experiences. I am excited about the future and what it holds for me.