I was doing so well with blogging through August; getting back into the hang of doing it more often but the last nearly 3 weeks I've just not had the time nor the inspiration to write. School has been tiring and full of changes.
For the last 5 school years I worked with a wonderful teacher with learning disabled students. We taught 1st-3rd grades for two years, one year of 1st-6th, and then two years of 4th-6th. We work wonderfully as a team and counted on working together for this upcoming year. Much to our dismay the principal told us that I would be working with the new 1st-3rd grade teacher instead. To say I was upset is an understatement. I was very angry and sad and confused. We had worked so well with each other for 5 years and made a great team. Why should the team be split up? It made no sense. I had also been working with some of the kids in my class for all of those 5 years and to not be with them as they went through sixth grade was heartbreaking.
When school started and I began working with the new teacher and the new students I hated it. I fought back tears many times through the first day when I thought of my other class and students that I missed so much. I was planning to quit after a few weeks. I was so unhappy and I didn't know what to do make myself happy again. I really had loved my job and it seemed so unjust that it was snatched out from under me. During the second week of school I had the sudden thought that I needed to stay there, not quit, and change my attitude. For the rest of that week I tried really hard to be happier with my job and the new children that I have the opportunity to teach.
I allowed myself to fall in love with the 20 kids in my class and become friends with the teacher I now work with. I have had a much better time since my change in attitude and I'm glad that I decided to follow the prompting to stop being selfish. I still miss my old class and the teacher that I worked with for so long but I get to say hi to them and chat with them during recess and other times during the day.
I have had to change my attitude about a lot of things. Every time I do, I am always grateful.
ReplyDeleteAttitude really makes such a difference. I am glad you are happier at work now.
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