This year by far has been my favorite year as a teacher. I'm more confident with what I'm doing, less emotional, and more strategic. During the summer after my first year teaching, the last thing I wanted to do was to start another school year. Thinking back, if I hadn't struggled so much during those first years, I would be struggling so much more now. If I hadn't encountered students entering my classroom chaotically like a playground, if I hadn't encountered parents saying "you're not helping my child", if I hadn't had stacks of papers to grade, I would be a worse teacher today. Just by having seen something happen before, I feel slightly more able to respond- even if I don't have an immediate solution prepared.
11/23 update: my students were bouncing off the walls today. i still haven't figured out teaching yet. Comments are closed.
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