It's that time of the year...going back to work. I got my "Welcome Back" letter in the mail yesterday from my principal. Yeah!!! It was filled with all the dates for parent/teacher conferences, inservice days, etc.
I always dread beginning a school year. I don't know the students. I don't know what to expect from them; who they are, how they behave, what their parents are like. I don't like setting up classroom expectations and all those fun "here's where you turn in your work; here's where you look for assignments" etc. It's no fun.
This will be my 10th year teaching and you'd think I'd be used to it by now. I probably never will be. This could be my last year teaching too - at least for awhile. Who knows. Maybe I'll be able to be a stay-at-home mommy next year. Maybe I'll miss teaching if I were to stop. Maybe I'll miss that first week of welcoming complete strangers into my classroom. It's possible.
I can completely relate. The teacher nightmares have already started for me. They usually involve me yelling at my class to shut up (would never do this in real life) and then kicking them out one by one until the entire class is in the hallway. If it's your last year, I hope it's a great one!
ReplyDeleteSince I start my first year of teaching next week, I'm glad to hear that you hate the first week of school. Gives me something to look forward to.
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