Introduction

Today was the first day back after a relaxing two week spring break. It also marks the beginning of my final quarter as a first-year teacher. To keep track of and reflect on various things, I thought I would start a blog (one that I hopefully will not forget about like my other three).

So, here's a little background on me. I have wanted to be a teacher since I was in first grade. I never had a specific grade or type in mind. It was just something I knew I wanted to do. Then, in seventh grade, I had the best science teacher ever. I cannot pinpoint any one thing I liked. She just made it fun and interesting. She was also a very caring person, and she had an obsession with cows. Three years after that, I had another really awesome teacher. The class was Natural Science II (basically just biology). She made me love bio. She was funny, sarcastic, and relatable. She is the one who made me want to study biology and then teach it. I wanted to get kids hooked the way I had been. (Sidenote: I actually had a student tell me I had done this for her when she informed me she was changing schools. Pretty great for a first year teacher to hear.) Coincidentally, an amazing professor I had in community college was her high school biology teacher. Small world. I also teach the same two subjects my HS teacher did/does.

Anyway, long story short, I spent forever in school because I took everything under the sun. I got my AA in math and science studies, my BS in anthropology, and MEd in general education while I worked in a supermarket part-time. (All of that school and hard work also got me induction into Phi Beta Kappa, an honor society emphasizing the sciences and humanities. I rarely get to brag about it to anyone so I'm doing it here.)

Then, this past August, I got offered a job at a school where they emphasize not just academics but various visual, technical, and performing arts. It is a great place to teach, and although I have so much more to learn, I feel like I have found my place finally. I look forward to capturing my journey and sharing it with anyone who wishes to come along for the ride.