Monday, November 24, 2014

It's Thanksgiving week!!

It has been a crazy past few months for me, from leaving my last job to finally becoming a Teacher. This year has been kind of stressful. We've had some health scares in my family, my husband and I moved from LA to San Diego, and both of us have started new jobs. I have so much to be thankful for:

-My family is healthy
-My new teaching job.
-Supportive co-worker/friends
-My students
-Loving husband
-Great family
-An apartment I love
-A car I can drive
-Fresh air and healthy lungs...

And so much more!

What are you thankful for?

Tuesday, November 18, 2014

Reflecting on my first month teaching..

Hello Everyone!

     Welcome to my blog!  I am pleased to announce that I am now officially a teacher! I graduated 3 years ago and had the hardest time finding a teaching position. I am sure many of you faced a similar dilemma with what our economy has been through the last few years. Still, I never gave up and now a great school has given me the opportunity to flex my teaching muscles! I cannot believe the time has finally come where I am actually doing what I studied to do. Needless to say, I am so thankful and SO happy. 


As for the first month...It's been amazing. My students are great! Most of them are English Language Learners, and I can tell that most of them really want to learn the language. 

I guess I should give you some background: I got my multiple subject teaching credential so that I could work at an elementary school. What I am doing now is actually teaching at a high school for students ages 18-25. I know, it is definitely not what I went to school for. And to be honest I didn't know if I was going to like it or not. It turns out I LOVE it. The students are really great. Most are at a very low level so I still teach similar things that I would in an elementary school (examples below). 

I'm also very thankful for a heaven sent colleague, who you will meet soon! She is so supportive and we have become fast friends. She definitely made my transition into teaching much smoother. That's all for now, but I want to hear from all of you out there! Is it your first year teaching? How is it going? Are you a more seasoned teacher? 
I'd also love advice from you teachers out there!