WARNING LONG UPDATE: These 2 quotes couldn’t be more me right now. Over the past few months I have been contemplating going back to teaching. I had to make a decision to go back or resign with the district. I have had a great year off and accomplished things I wouldn’t have been able to if I was working full time, biggest accomplishment was being happy with me and throwing away that damn scale (very emotional for me). I did some part time work at Corr and enjoyed my time there but told myself and others I surely wasn’t going back into the class. Ned and I discussed the pros and cons of me going back to teaching and knew that I couldn’t go back to my prior school because it was too far and I didn’t want to keep changing Jackie’s schools. So we decided I would resign and stay home. I was happy about the decision but still felt I was missing something, I did not like the idea of resigning because if I ever decided to go back, I would have to start the process all over again and be at the bottom of the totem pole. Everyone kept saying, “if you can afford to stay home, do it” and “if you don’t have to work, don’t”. While I agreed, I still needed that final sign of confirmation. Well, it came last Tuesday. I got a call from the Terri, the secretary at Mintz asking me what my plans were and I told her I was planning on resigning and I will be in to sign my papers later in the week. During the call, I was getting another call and let it go to voice mail. I checked and it was the Principal at Doby and she wanted to talk to me. I knew right then, what it was about. I called her back and she offered me a 5th grade Language Arts position. I asked her if I could discuss it with my husband and let her know the next day. I got off the phone and cried. How could I say no? It was meant to be and my sign. I called Ned and he said we can discuss later and basically whatever I wanted to do. I seriously got chills all day thinking of it and I knew what the right choice was. I called Ned and told him I was going to accept it and we could work out the details later. So, I called the principal back that same day because I wouldn’t be able to sleep that night if I didn’t call and accept. So, with that said, I am very excited/nervous to be going back into the classroom as a 5th grade language arts teacher at Doby Elementary, which is 1 mile from our house. Jackie is excited because she is entering 4th grade, and will be down the hall from me. And I found out last Friday that Jenna will have a spot in the VPK program at Doby. It’s not the path I was planning, but it’s the path I am supposed to be on. Whether it’s for my kids, a student or whatever, I am excited. Things kinda just fell into place, I know there will be some challenging days with my own kids and kids in my class, but you cant fight whats meant to be. I know some of my teacher friends are thinking yeah talk to me 4-5 months after school starts. LOL
Posted on: Tue, 03 Jun 2014 01:56:32 +0000
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