Thankful...

Around this time of year, people start to think of things that they are thankful for...It doesn't take a holiday to remind me how lucky I am to be teaching.  This semester has been one of the most rewarding...and challenging things I've ever done.  I love it.  I am lucky for the school where I am teaching; everyone from my mentor to the administrators have been so wonderful to me.  You can tell they are there for the same reason I am...to help children learn.  Now, of course, nothing's perfect.  I have faced my trials, and not everyday is a "Mary Poppins-kind-of day."  However, I do realize what a privilege it is to begin my teaching career in the school that I am in.  Not everyone gets to teach in their first pick of schools, but I do.  So, in honor of this Thanksgiving holiday, I just want to say thank you to my professors for doing what you do and what you have done for me, for my school and mostly, for my kids...thank you for teaching me as well as hopefully learning something from me along the way.