4 Weeks and Counting...

Excitement. Nervousness. Jittery. Ready to get started!

These are all of the emotions that I am feeling with four weeks left of summer vacation. As a Teacher I get this way. But even as an Assistant Teacher I was the same way. I don't like this haze period of waiting to get into the classroom and get things moving.

Again this year I am moving into a new classroom.(this is not my classroom)

So I have to get in that classroom and move things around 1700 times before they are in a semi-permanent position. However, that never lasts long because I am always self evaluating and reflecting which is portrayed in my classroom and hopefully in my children. I am constantly asking the WHY? questions that teachers have been urged and educated not too.

However, I think the reflection piece is so important for young people. The ability to think within yourself, to recognize mistakes, to question yourself of "why did I do that?" or "Why did that happen?" AND more importantly "How can I fix it?" or "How can I overcome this?" is an important life lesson that should be taught and learned.

Unfortunately, the alternative is generations of little people, growing up to be big people without the ability to:
1. Look within themselves to evaluate their other possibilities
2. To learn from what went well and to produce more of it
3. To peel away the layers of actions that didn't go so well and to believe in yourself enough to try out similar situations to gain different outcomes.

BUT I DIGRESS!

Getting back to the subject at hand...

Praise God, this year I will have the only 3 year old classroom and the classroom is already FULL! That is such a blessing. It is so hard to establish routines in the classroom only to have 2 or 3 more children to come in and need those routines established. But thank God the classroom is full, I have Mrs. Linda as my Assistant and I believe all will be well.