Wednesday, Aug. 26 started our new school year - yeah!! Excitement and dread filled our home that morning (boys were excited, I was dreading my first REAL day back to work). I had been going into the office for a week now, but Wednesday was the first day back for the students -blah! I was a little excited and took pictures of the boys, but in the back of my mind, I knew how much my feet were going to hurt and how exhausted I would be when I got home. I wasn't disappointed. I was in pain, but it quickly went away and I was left with memories of how many children and parents I helped that day.
I think most of the people I work with are at the school because they have a heart for kids. It's definitely not for the money. You can be the fourth assistant to the Assistant Superintendant and get paid as much as a first year teacher in our school district. Isn't that sad!! Our motto is "NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND," but in most places teachers and aide are losing their jobs. In our kindergarten classroom, we have 27 students and only 1 teacher and 1 aide. That's 13.5 five/six year olds each!
I can go on and on about the administration and how things need to change. The truth is that I won't quit, I'll probably retire at this job because it's what I love.
My grandma Joyce was a teacher, maybe that's where I get the desire to do what I do.
Thanks a lot grandma!
