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The school year is coming to an end.
I'm not going to lie...I'm excited about this!! This year was was
really rough for a variety of reasons, none of which I will go into!
But that's teaching...some great years, some good years, and some not
so good years! I won't say bad...because no year is ever truly bad.
There are always those silver linings in a bad day! At least for me!
I might be having THE WORST DAY EVER (usually those days are middle
school related! HA!) and then all of a sudden, one student can turn
it all around! Be it with a click of a mouse, getting on Google
Chrome on their own! Or with a silly comment, kind word or just a
compliment that that was the best story they've ever heard! Even
those littles who show up at my door with a birthday cupcake will do
the trick!! So everyday might not be a great one but at least I can
smile about it.
And with the end of the school year,
comes a whole new set of issues! End of year “business” needs to
be attended to, and for me, report cards for the whole school have to
be printed. And there is inevitably always something that
goes wrong!
Last year around this time, I stumbled
upon an awesome blog post at Scholastic.com by one of their top
teacher bloggers, Brian Smith. He wrote a post, entitled I am a Teacher. It was so true and funny and talked about how sometimes
teaching gets so crazy at this time of year, that it's really
important to take the time to reflect on all the reasons we do this
job! I commented on Brian's post (and have been following him ever since) and said I wanted to write a
similar list on my own blog. Well a year later, Brian, here's my
list!
Before I was the Librarian and Tech
teacher I was a classroom teacher for 10 years, so I'm combining the
list to include all my 13 years in teaching!
I am a teacher...
I am a teacher because I love
learning...and in teaching you learn something new everyday!
I love sharing my love of reading with the children...and according to one of my littles I "read books really good!"
Laminating things is my favorite.
New books in my library make me smile.
New books in my library make me smile.
There is nothing like hearing a student
say “Technology is my favorite class!”
And I love when they tell me that they
went on my Library/Tech website AT HOME...ON THE WEEKEND!!
Three Words: School Supply Shopping!
I am a technology teacher...on any given Wednesday you might hear me say the words "mouse control" 87 times!
I am a technology teacher...on any given Wednesday you might hear me say the words "mouse control" 87 times!
I am a teacher...
I've been called mom, dad, grandma and every other teacher's name...and am totally ok with it!
That Teacher
Appreciation luncheon every year.
I enjoy days off as much as the kids
do.
Completing a bulletin board is a huge accomplishment.
I am a teacher thanks to Mrs. Grosskurth, Miss Puileo, Miss McCartin...and the few who got it wrong, because thanks to them, I knew what NOT to do!!
I love dress down days (and PJ Day!), too!
I proudly rock my spirit wear beyond the four walls of the school building. :)
I am a teacher because seeing a child's
“A HA! Moment" is just awesome...and the fact that I might have had a
little something to do with it, that's just icing on the cake!
Where else do you get to feel like a rockstar everyday?!?
I know Summer's Off are not totally Summer's Off...
I am a Catholic School teacher, I make very little money but I'm rich in other ways!
I know Summer's Off are not totally Summer's Off...
I am a Catholic School teacher, I make very little money but I'm rich in other ways!
I am a teacher because I've never
wanted to do anything else with my life!!
When I was a little girl I used to play "school" for HOURS on the weekends and during the summer with my sisters and friends. Thankfully these days though, I don't yell at my students and throw them across the room for their bad behavior like I allegedly did to my Cabbage Patch dolls!! Poor Humphrey Peter!! LOL
I realize that right now in our country, it's very difficult to be a teacher but every job has it's ups and downs! I really can't see myself doing anything else. Even though I joke about retiring, I'll be doing this and only this (if I'm lucky), for the next 30 years and beyond!!
But first....bring on SUMMER!!!!
Check out some of my plans for summer here and here! What are yours?
I realize that right now in our country, it's very difficult to be a teacher but every job has it's ups and downs! I really can't see myself doing anything else. Even though I joke about retiring, I'll be doing this and only this (if I'm lucky), for the next 30 years and beyond!!
But first....bring on SUMMER!!!!
Check out some of my plans for summer here and here! What are yours?
Have a great day!
Katie
This post was originally published on Thursday June 18th, 2015
Katie
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This post was originally published on Thursday June 18th, 2015
Oh I can totally relate! We are done next Friday!
ReplyDeleteYOU ARE DONE NEXT FRIDAY???!!! JEALOUS!
DeleteAwww, I love this. Especially the laminating and school supplies! The ONE reason I'm exciting for my kids to start real school...I get to buy them school supplies, living vicariously through them!
ReplyDeleteTotally nodding along with this one!
ReplyDeleteGreat stuff here, Katie! As a child I used to play school too. Although I miss teaching, I think I'm content with where I am in life but I referenced what I learned from teaching almost every day. Enjoy the rest of the semester. I know you're tired!
ReplyDeleteI love reading about teachers who wanted to be teachers from childhood on. Such devotion.
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