Miscellaneous Thoughts part 1

Things have really started to fall into place, you could say. Over time you realize where you're supposed to be, how you should get there, and who will be walking next to you as you blaze that path. I guess sometimes it takes longer for some than others to figure it out.

I've really started having a reality check that I will be leaving Longview Farm Elementary in a matter of 14 school days. I have learned so much, grown so much, and truly come to love some of the people I work with... It just makes it so hard to imagine moving on. Will I ever see these kids again that I've come to care about so much? How will their lives turn out? Will they go to Ivy Leagues, be teen parents, or discover the cure for cancer?

I suppose this is a feeling I should get used to though, considering the field of work I've chosen for myself. Every year you get new kids. A new class. New minds, new dreams, new stories. And every year, it's still hard to say goodbye. It has to get easier though, right teacher friends? You learn to accept that each child will move on with life and you just have to hope that you have done your job to instill SOMETHING in them to make them a better human being?

One year ago I finished my student teaching assignment at Moreland Middle School. I was blessed with some great kids (and some kids that made me CRAZY too), but just like my LFE kids, the taught me things too. I look forward to having more classes, learning new things, opening my mind to stuff I'd never even thought about. I'm so excited to be a teacher. It's so scary, but I can't wait.

So here's to the little (and not so little) ones that have made me who I am today. I hope I make you proud.