This is a little late, but I wanted to share my Christmas hallway decorations with y'all. I'm really proud of them, because this is my first year to do it on my own. Before this year, I was at a school where the paraprofessionals took care of most of my hallway decorations. (It was a different atmosphere there. We teachers had so much work piled on us, we didn't have time to do the awesome things our paras did. They are rock stars!) However, this year I am at a new school that is much more relaxed, and we have time to have fun and be creative. I was a little stressed over it at first, but I think I'm starting to get the hang of the creative side of things. The ornaments on the bulletin board are hard to read in the picture, but they say things things generosity or have carol lyrics or scripture (rural, Southern town, I can get away with it if I'm subtle!) on them. The snowflakes were made by my students when we were learning procedural text.
I love being a teacher. I have wanted to be a teacher since I was a little girl, and I believe I was born to teach. There are many, many things I love about the profession. One of these things is how no day is ever exactly the same. If you're bored teaching, there is something wrong. Every day has different lessons (some on the lesson plan and some not!), different questions, decisions to make, moods and curiosity levels of students, new challenges,....and surprises. Some surprises are good, like discovering a talent or strength within a students, and some are not, such as a student nonchalantly informing you they swallowed a metal object (Oh yeah, that happened. Twice in my career actually. And I teach fifth grade). We have now been in school for seven weeks this year. While getting to know my students, I have already seen surprising strengths revealed and some not so pleasant attitudes on occasion. I can't wait to get to know them more. Every year I tell myself I have the most amazing students. How can 10 and 11 year olds be so smart, talented, and fun to be around. I'll never have a better group. Then the next group arrives and I think the same thing. There are plenty of students who present unique challenges. Every job has it's tough moments. But when May rolls around around and I see how much my students have learned and changed in the course of one year, I know that i have the best job in the world. Teaching not just a profession; it's a calling and a privilege. |
About RegiI love being a teacher. I'm about to start my fourth year teaching fifth grade (which I think is the best grade!). I have previously taught social studies and currently teach reading. Archives
February 2015
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