Confessions of a First Year Teacher

Cue the Hallelujah Chorus, I'm DONE with my first year of school!

I know, I know, technically Friday was my last day, but I was at an in-service curriculum development all week - so I dub today as the official last day! Summer has finally arrived!

Along with the summer season, comes a plethora (look at me and my big word) of craftiness. But, before I get completely ahead of myself in this area, I would like to share a video that is near and dear to my heart.

For the end of my first year of BTSA (a teacher induction program), I was asked to make or bring an artifact that represented my first year of teaching. My husband, Daniel, and our dear friend, Josh, helped me make what I like to refer to as a memoir of my first year as a teacher. It is titled "Confessions of a First Year Teacher" and it is what Daniel likes to call a depressing, but oddly redemptive depiction of my dreams of teaching becoming my nightmare, I mean, my reality.

As much as I am glad my first year of teaching is behind me and I can now focus on the rest of my career, I am nostalgic of the time I spent with my students and the memories we created as a class. It was truly a year I will never forget - yes, in a good way. :)

If you feel so inclined, please take a couple minutes to view this video, it was a wonderful way to sum the challenges as well as victories and joys of my first year of teaching. Here's to many more! Confessions of a First Year Teacher