The first year of teaching is hard.

I think that everyone handles the difficulty of the first year differently. It must depend on where the challenges lie, the frequency with which they arise, and how people rise to the occasion to help you.

My first year of teaching was pretty hard. Maybe you got that impression when I stopped writing this year. But now I'm approaching the point where I'm ready to try again. I always wanted to be a teacher. It's the only thing I ever anticipated becoming, and now that I'm there I'm not about to shrink away before I've given it a fair shot. It's what I'm built for, and because of that I am getting ready to try again. New year. New staff. New kids. New curriculum. New ATTITUDE.

A friend of mine recently told me she read my blog and it scared her a little. She's studying to be a teacher too. This just reinforced for me how important it is that I approach this year with renewed strength and perseverance. I know I can do it, and I know I can do it better than last year.