Back to School Time is Within Reach

Can’t sleep…..nothing is weighing on my mind…..I just simply cannot sleep.  I am beginning to wonder if I could get away with sleeping every other night.

Back to school time is within reach. I always post how much I love my job. However, I want to make it clear that I didn’t hate my job prior to coming to Mercyhurst. I mean who could hate hearing, “Miss Bauschard” 100 times a day…..who could hate tossing a beach ball up into the air the exact number of days we’ve been in school…..who could hate doing the Cha-Cha Slide during a mid morning break…..who could hate having students repeat directions and at the end somehow always get them to repeat, “and we will do this because Miss Bauschard is the best” -  I would get them every time.! Who could hate having the opportunity to introduce a chair to a student who never seemed to being to stay in it. I loved the job I had before….I loved teaching first grade…..I loved each of the 6 classes that came through my door. I never dreamed of leaving. However, as much as I loved what I did, there were reasons that made me realize it was time to move on. 

Back to school time is within reach. The few weeks leading up to the first day of school were always my favorite. I took much time in setting up my classroom from the décor, to desk arrangement, to a pointer that went right along with the theme– it had to be just right….I mean, I was going to be spending 40+ hours a week in that space! That was one part that I really missed this year…at one point I thought was seeing if anyone wanted a classroom decorator….eh, maybe next year! The anticipation of a brand new year – the curriculum may have stayed the same, but each year a brand new group of students walked through my door. Each year, I had to do things differently to meet their individual needs. Each year, as my students learned, I learned.

Back to school time is within reach.  We have had time to sleep in, pin new ideas on Pintrest,  soak our feet in the sand, read a book or two, and the list could go on. As teachers, let’s not get boggled down by the endless paperwork, phone calls, and “Debbie downers”. Let’s  keep the excitement of back to school time within reach for the entire year – by doing that, you may just change the world for a child or two or more!

Carpe Diem!

-Amy