I realize I have not written a blog in about 6 months and that’s because I didn’t really know what to say. I have had a tumultuous year with highs and lows even the rocky mountains can’t compare to. At my lowest lows I didn’t really want to blog because I was afraid of being…

I actually have wanted to be a teacher ever since I was a little girl. I’ve also thought I had a natural talent with kids and I would make an great teacher. Many people have reaffirmed my beliefs throughout the years; some were my family members but also my peers.  Even in college I spent…

You’ve probably guessed that since it has been almost 2 weeks since I have blogged that I probably have been pretty busy. Busy doesn’t even begin to describe it. Here is a typically day in my life now: wake up at 4:45am to shower and get ready, head out the door around 6am with a…

So today was open house where my students and their families could come to the school, meet me, and visit the classroom. At first I was really nervous about this and secretly hoped no one from my class would show up. I had no idea what to say to parents and students other than “Hi,…

Today was the day I have been waiting for since the moment I accepted a position with Teach for America–today I received my class roster! For months, I have been trying to picture what my kids would look like, sound like, act like and what their little or big kid personalities would be. I would…