Tomorrow begins a new chapter in my life. It actually began three weeks ago with band camp, but tomorrow the teacher developments begin at Meridian Public Schools. As I am excited to begin this new chapter, I find myself reflecting on the past three years of my career. As a few of you know, the past three years have been real struggles for me. It was not how I had hoped my career to start. Last year was the first year things began to fall into place for me. I came into a position filling a sudden void. I had taken over as band director for Wesson Attendance Center which was a job very difficult to come in to. Not a bad position, just a void the students and parents had after their beloved director of nearly 20 years had decided it was time for retirement after the start of the school year. I was relieved to have found a job after such a depressing summer of no success of any being offered. I kept thinking to myself, How was I going to help the students get through such a tough time and still be successful? During a time of change and transitions, we found a way to make the best of what we were doing and be successful. As I look back on the past year, I find that both the students and myself were there to help one another. They didnt know, but they helped me overcome doubts and insecurities about myself and the career path I had chosen. As I was building their confidence in themselves, they were helping build mine. For the first time in my career, I never woke up dreading the day. I embraced it and pushed myself to be the best I could for them by pushing the students to be the best they could. Through everything, they came out on top and were successful. In March, I was informed that again, I would need to be looking for another job. It hurt, knowing I had poured everything I had and then some for students I had come to enjoy teaching and loved being around. The support I had from students, faculty, and parents were enough for me to be able to leave without being upset. Everything has a season. My season at Wesson helped me in more ways than I can express. I grew so much as an educator and a person. My passion was renewed and with more fire than before, and to be a better person than yesterday. A new season is here with new chapters to write and new adventures to set out upon. I am enjoying it so much already with new students and a team of wonderful directors. I have the season at Wesson and the people there to thank for helping me along the way and I wish them the very best during this year and will be cheering them on.
Posted on: Fri, 01 Aug 2014 02:54:23 +0000
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