Hi!!

I’m Back…

It has been quite a while since I have sat down at the blog. No worries though, it is just “that” time of the year in the teaching world. As of next Tuesday, we will have 23 days (I think) left with the children. It has been quite busy trying to wrap up, and pretty draining.

I always heard that at the end of the year, most of the kids just click. Finally all that knowledge you have crammed in their minds just makes sense to them. I wasn’t quite sure what to look for, but sure enough it arrived. I sat down to start assessing my kiddos, and boy did they impress me. Within the matter of a month March to April, a lot of them went through the roof. I loved every minute of it. They were reading and discussing their books, they are blowing through the math standards. Their writing is developing. I was so flipping proud of them.

This is supposed to be the time where classes are getting sick of each other. I am suppose to play the role of tapping my foot watching the calendar, and the kids are suppose to morph into little second grade monsters. I was sitting back hanging out this afternoon, and the complete opposite is happening. Our class feels closer than ever. They are energized and witty. They are determined and focused. Maybe we were a perfect fit. A class of late bloomers, me in my teaching and they in their learning.

I have almost made it through a full year in the Bronx. Wow!! I can’t even believe it. I will take this experience with me forever. Teaching first grade in the Bronx…

I have had quite the interesting life path. Maybe I am like a first grader?? Maybe all the knowledge I need is up there, and I am about to just click. Maybe, just maybe, I am learning from them. They are modeling to me how to stay determined and take off. What a thought! Open my eyes and see what surrounds you. The path is there amongst the crayons, books, backpacks, and dirty hands.

Peace!!