School is in session!

Well, the start of the school year was yesterday! I really meant to post this yesterday, but life took over. I am entering my seventh year teaching! Didn't I just graduate? I was feeling a bit unmotivated at first, but the teaching bug has returned. I'm sad to see the summer end, but the kids have really energized me.

I'm excited for:

• Teaching and meeting a new group of kids!
• Taking my Varsity group to new goals and reaching new levels of musicality.
• Helping foster some "self-belief" with kids who don't think they can sing.
• Working with my co-workers, and my fellow music people.
• Having a classroom that is a place where my kids can really be themselves.
• Being Region chair-elect! It's a new job for me, and I'm proud that my colleagues have faith in me to do a good job!
  

Not so excited for:

• Teaching 230 kids by myself....truthfully, I'm trying not to dwell on this, but I'm feeling anxious about keeping up our current level of success without help.
• Using more technology in my un-technological class. Choir just doesn't lend itself as easily to using technology, but our district has rolled out a technology project, and I'm determined!
• not seeing my family or Jeff very often because I'm so busy during the school year.

Great news is, I know that I can bathe this year in prayer! I know it will be another great year, and I'm looking forward to seeing where God takes me.