Sunday, September 16, 2012

Reset

Goodness.

I feel like so much has happened with teaching that I never actually give real teaching updates. Let's just say this: it's all over the place at the moment. It's funny how when big things happen all at once, you don't take the time to process them like you do the lesser things in your life. It's easy for me to write a blog post about clothes that I'd like to wear, recipes I've tried, or things I do with my friends, but not one about the single biggest thing going on in my life right now. It's almost as if, if it's so big, it's too big to unpack. It's too big to talk about. I think people do that a lot. It's easy to catch up with friends about what they ate for lunch but not about how their new move went, or how their new marriage is going, or how their job search is turning out. You leave the big stuff wrapped up and put it aside in the corner, because the process of talking it out would be just be too much. Not too hard or too good or too bad, just too much. Sometimes in my life I feel like I fall victim to this ailment, and now is one of those times. Things that I love to do, like run, pick out cool outfits, read, and blog about my life, fall to the wayside as the big stuff demands my full attention.

My birthday just happened (23 years old? Whaa?) and with that milestone also came a whole bunch of changes. This is the big stuff for me right now.

Turns out, because of another teacher leaving and others coming in for the 2nd grade level at my school, I am switching classrooms six weeks into the school year. This means a new room, a new co-teacher, a new group of 25 students. As if I wasn't NEW enough to this whole thing, right?

Needless to say, I miss my first rambunctious crazy room full of 2nd graders already. A lot. They keep sending me notes and inundated me with love and birthday cards last Friday. I want to keep my relationship up with them even as I get to know my new classroom of students. I also miss my old co-teacher, Katey, as we got along really well. But. My new co-teacher is really wonderful too. And I already am starting to learn the names in my new room. And I'm starting to roll up my sleeves and get to work on this new challenge that has fallen into my lap.

So if you have been wondering where I've been with teaching updates, wondering where I am with funny 2nd grade stories, and wondering where I am with life, this is where I've been. Trying to process the big changes that life throws at you. I think now I'll start to walk up to that big monstrosity I've put in the corner, start to peel back the paper, and unpack it little by little. Hopefully I'll get better at talking it out instead of pushing it to the side. It's time to keep working at becoming a good teacher for these new students and helping them become who they were meant to be, who they need to be. It's time to get to work and get going. Hopefully, of course, whilst wearing some cute fall teaching outfits. Hopefully :)

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