A Year of Many Firsts

Hello,

That's right. I am a teacher. After all of these years, I can finally say that. It's overwhelming and emotional.With that being said, there were many people who tried to discourage me from reaching my goals. I had people say different things starting with "teaching is the lazy way out" extending all the way to "do something else, you'll never get a teaching job." Even after all of these people had told me it was impossible to get a job, I pursued my lifelong dream of becoming a teacher. The people that insisted I would not get a job didn't get much of a rise out of me. Instead I just looked at them, smiled and politely said "anyone who wants to become a teacher WILL become a teacher. I will do whatever it takes to get myself a classroom... just watch." They still had their doubts but I seriously believe that if a person has the true heart of a teacher then s/he will find a way. No matter what.

Needless to say (as you can see by the title of my blog) I did get a job. One week after I graduated I secured a job in the UK. I will be 22 years old with my own classroom. In just a few months I will be doing what all the nay-sayers insisted I wouldn't be able to do for 10-15 years. TAKE THAT.HOWEVER, the intensity of my hardcore determination to prove EVERYONE wrong has blinded me from what is actually about to happen. I now find myself freaking out a little bit trying to figure out what to plan. My contract will be sent to me in the next few days so I will know for sure which grade (or year, as they call it in the UK) I will be teaching which I think will ease my mind a little bit!

For now, I am enjoying my time looking through blogs from fellow teachers to decide how to organize my classroom and essentially how to organize my LIFE.

This is going to be an adventure.

B.