Last week I signed my letter of intent to return to Baltimore City Public Schools for the next school year. It wasn't a difficult decision but it did make me reflect a little bit on why I got into this profession in the first place and what I was thinking before I embarked on my first year of teaching!
This job is immensely more challenging than I ever could have imagined. I constantly feel like I could be doing something better... and the worst part is that is probably true! Now that I have 7 months of teaching under my belt, I feel more like I don't know anything about anything than I did when I started! Is that possible?
Sometimes I think to myself, "You are taking this WAYYY too seriously." But then, it IS serious! I will be these kids' only first grade teacher (hopefully!) What if I screw it up big time? What if I already screwed it up big time? Let's hope not...because I'll be back next year to screw it up all over again!
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