All in all, I'm very happy with how my first year is going. I recognize the short comings that accompany my inexperience, but I strive to do my best in spite of that. With Thanksgiving break just a few days away, I'm happy to say that I have had some great successes and I still like all my students :) I'm finding a balance and figuring out what works for me. And, you know what? I'm still excited, I still love what I do, and I'm looking forward to the rest of the school year. So bring it on, first year! I survived October!!!
It is now three months into my first year as a middle school English teacher, and I am doing it! I remember seeing the "Phases of First-Year Teachers' Attitudes Toward Teaching" graph before I had this job and thinking to myself, That'll never be ME! And while I am happy to say that I am not (very) disillusioned, I certainly found myself in something akin to survival mode for nearly all of October. One day, I called my husband and admitted that I was beginning to feel overwhelmed by it all: the planning, the grading, the management, the discipline- all of it! He sweetly reminded me that I was NOT overwhelmed, but merely "whelmed," that I was tired and busy and frustrated but NOT drowning or desperate or disillusioned. So that's what I remind myself when things get busy. All in all, I'm very happy with how my first year is going. I recognize the short comings that accompany my inexperience, but I strive to do my best in spite of that. With Thanksgiving break just a few days away, I'm happy to say that I have had some great successes and I still like all my students :) I'm finding a balance and figuring out what works for me. And, you know what? I'm still excited, I still love what I do, and I'm looking forward to the rest of the school year. So bring it on, first year! I survived October!!! Image Source : http://www.blog.mgraffin.com/tag/substitute-teaching/#.VGygAoepq50
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