The End of One Adventure...and the Beginning of Another!
Tomorrow will be the last day of my 15th year of teaching. 15 years...that means my very first group of 1st graders are in their 20s. That would make me feel kind of old when I say it like that, but I definitely don't feel like it. And I think the reason that I don't really feel old is because of the adventure that I had this year. Making the jump from 3rd grade to middle school definitely got me out of my comfort zone, and I think that it really reinvigorated me. I can truly say that I had that "new teacher" feeling this year: being in a new building, learning TWO new curriculums, and meeting new colleagues (even though I've been in the district awhile, I can say that there are people I met this year that I wouldn't have been able to name last year). The only thing not really new about my move to middle school was the students. Having those familiar faces around was really nice! That "new teacher" feeling brought back some old memories of late night...