Why Blog?

It is the last week of the school year, and I am starting a blog... why?  Don't I have plenty of other things to do?

My hope is that this blog will help me reflect on my teaching, and keep me focused on further developing as an educator - a career that I feel passionate about.

As of this Thursday, I will have survived four years of teaching (a profession that is not for the faint of heart). I spent three years teaching in Catholic school and this past year in public school. I feel that each year, I have been better than the year before despite grade level, and site changes. I have been blessed this past year to return to Fourth Grade and join a fabulous grade level team. We have implemented new curriculum, embraced new standards, and led our students through standardized testing. After four years of teaching, I don't feel as though I'm merely trying to survive any longer. I believe I have ideas to contribute to the teaching community.

I believe in being a living model of the type of person that I want my students to be. I want my students to be reflective, I want them to be life-long learners, I want them to be avid readers and writers, and I want them to be good communicators. What better way to model this for my students than with a blog.

Enjoy, and please join my discussion on teaching.