Change is a good thing, right?

At the beginning of the month, when I started this blog I was so excited  because I was finally getting the technology that would make my classroom everything I wanted. Little did I know that by the end of that month, I would be switching jobs. I had the dream job but I am trading in my fifth grade classroom for a self-contained behavior classroom.

I will be working with students in fifth through eighth grade. I was in my new, and bigger classroom today and it hit me that I am in for the ride of my life. This is the year that I will either find out what I am made of or crack under the pressures. However, I am still taking with me my idea of a one-to-one environment. I have big plans but first I will settle for getting the room in order.

I hope you are ready to take this journey with me! I am so ready for the challenges that are going to come of this job.

However, lets talk about my concerns for my new positions.

1. I have heard several times since applying for the position that my kids are the worst and I won't like it. I have an issue with students receiving labels.

2. There is so much clutter in the classroom, it gives me hives just thinking about it.

My plan to change my concerns:

1. You do not get to talk about my kids! We are going to be changing the conversation this year. Being a difficult kid does not mean you are always going to be the "problem". I do not feel like I am going to have time for people who are not going to be willing to make an effort to connect with my kids.

2. If it isn't my stuff, it's gone! If you are looking for magazines from the early 2000's, stop by my room.

This is the start of something great, I hope. Only time can tell!