The school year started with the first reading from the first book of the Bible. Fitting, considering all the new developments my new school has recently gone through. And in the beginning of this school year, I am a first year, first grade teacher. At last.
My goal here this year is to talk. To myself. To you. To complete strangers. To whomever might want to read about the undertakings of yet another first year teacher. The joys. The struggles. The reality.
As a brief introduction, I teach at a private school in San Antonio. I'm blessed to teach 13 wonderful (yet crazy) first graders who could not be more enthused about learning and life. Who also cannot sit still! It's a beautiful thing. While I have fairly good students, my challenge will be extremely the large shoes to fill, being that this prestigious school is at the tip-top... and not to mention, the parents pay a hefty sum to send their kids here. As the dean put it on the first day: The Expectations Are High. So get ready.
Well, I'm ready.
I think...
