Goals for this school year

Wow ... another school year is upon us and new faces will soon enter my door. I am ready for a new school year and the exciting things it will bring. When it comes to goals this year, I have set two different goals for myself; a goal as a teacher and a goal as a student.


My goal this year as a teacher is to keep an open-mind with my brand-new babies. With new personalities arriving next week (due to Hurricane Irene), I must remember to be patient and understanding to the variety of needs they may have. No two children are alike and no child will be identical to the children I taught last year. As their teacher (and protector), it is my job to makes sure their needs are met and they receive the very best education I can give them. Yes, there will be times when I could pull my hair out and my nerves will be SHOT, but new hair will grow and my nerves will clam down ... PATIENCE and UNDERSTANDING are my two best friends this coming year and BOY, will I need them!


My goal as a graduate student @ Chowan University also contains the idea of having an open-mind - open to the new and exciting things that will be introduced and master over this next semester and year. My goal is to take these new ideas and lessons learned and apply them in my won classroom, ensuring that I have being the very best teacher I can be. There will be road blocks along the way and times when nothing seems to be going my way, but I have made it through three full semesters and I am still chugging along. My goal is to make this year of grad school into the GREATEST YEAR EVER :)