Sunday, August 30, 2009
Beginning of School Nerves
My students come tomorrow, and I wish I could say I was thrilled and excited. I am, of course, excited for my new 2, 3 and 4 year olds to come start a new year. I've spent time preparing for them, I've even dreamed about them. But I also get nerves, just like when I was a student starting out! I know my students' year is high stakes--for me, for my life, but mostly for theirs. It matters what they learn, how they interact with their peers, what connections they make. It matters what words they know, what experiences help make them curious about the world. Here we go! :)
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I thought I was the only one that dreamed about the first days and about my students. I was also nervious but excited. I knew that last year, being my first, did not always go the way I wanted or planed. I feel better prepaired for this year and am happy I can look back at last year and think about what worked and didn't work, as well as what I didn't get around to doing or ran out of time and couldn't do and get around to doing those things this year with my children. I'm looking forward to a new year and a fresh start.
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