Some of this and that

I have completed my 2nd day in my new position and I have no clue what I'm doing. I'm doing my best with what I know and hope it works out. There is so much that I don't understand about this position. I look at things from a regular ed teacher and question things a lot. I'm probably driving the principal nuts-but she says I'm not. I do find that my days fly by very fast and I'm not as stressed. That's a nice feeling.

The teacher I subbed for in first grade was very pleased to see the progress the kids have made and bragged about me and them. Imagine that! I did something good.

While it was nice to hear "you did a good job" from another teacher, nothing compares from hearing that from a former student. You always hope that you are making a difference or an impact. On Sunday I received a message from one of my former students. She is at a new school this year and told me that she is doing wonderful. She thinks it was because she was in my class. I actually teared up when I read it. It makes all the hard work and stress worth it.

One last thing. I read something in the book I'm reading (Twilight) and it stuck out to me. I wonder what all of you think of it.

"When life offers you a dream so far beyond any of your expectations, it's not reasonable to grieve when it comes to an end."