I've mentioned this several times before, but I love my job. I teach at a great school with some amazing students and wonderful coworkers. I can't even begin to tell you how much better the second year of teaching has been so far. It is so much easier! My class sizes and my FCCLA numbers are up from last year. If that's not enough to put me in a good mood, in the last couple of weeks there have been some instances that have just made my day even better.
Last week my FCCLA group attended a regional leadership conference. Most of these girls had never been to this conference before and were a bit skeptical as to if it would be fun. We arranged to attend on the same bus with 2 other schools which they were also skeptical about. Oh and we left school at 6:15 in the morning for this! I did not hear a single complaint all day about being tired or sharing their space. In my opinion they were the best behaved group of students there. (I may be slightly biased of course) On the trip home I got comments along these lines - "I had so much fun today!" "I really enjoyed the workshops and got a lot from it." "I wish I had joined last year!" So even though I was exhausted from being up at 4:00 in the morning, I was all smiles.
I am pretty laid back with my students in homeroom. They do homework, we chat and discuss the happenings. I have a pretty good rapport with them and enjoy the time they are in my room. Earlier this week, one of them jokingly accused me of being the meanest teacher ever. Another student from a different hour was also in my room to finish off the applesauce he had made that morning didn't take it as a joke apparently and responded in my defense with, "Actually, she's pretty nice. Her classes are really fun!" Inside I was smiling from ear to ear.
Tonight we had an FCCLA officer meeting after school. I was a little leary of how it would go since we were trying to plan activities and such. I had every officer volunteer to head organizing something! I guess my expectations were too low because I honestly thought I would have to push them to get things started. They proved me wrong! They're excited about what we're doing and are ready to go! I'm thrilled and cannot wait to see what the rest of the year brings!
Other smaller things - I have students in my Orientation class that are basically sewing on their own. The read the directions and ask only a few questions to make sure they're doing it right. This may not seem like a big deal, but these are beginners! It's a huge deal! I also have one of my boys in FCCLA learning how to crochet. Most high school boys would not be thrilled about the idea, but he has volunteered to stay after school with some of the other members to learn. He also picked it up quicker than most of the rest! I've also had 3 students from last year come back to visit me. Normally that wouldn't sound like much. But these are three boys who would never have admitted they liked my class last year.
I am a happy camper!
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