First Day of school/Last year of Grad school

Today is the start of my second year as a lead teacher in a Montessori classroom. I am excited but also a little nervous. I am nervous because, well, I am not sure what to expect. Each year is different.

I also start my final year of grad school. I'm very excited about that but again I feel nervous. It's been a long journey for me. When I started grad school, I wanted to just be a elementary school special education teacher. I really didn't want to ever work with young children. But as it turned out, working at my current job has made me LOVE working with young children. I think they're so bright and have this genuine love for learning. I changed my mind about working with elementary school aged children. Although my masters will be a Tri-certification in Early Childhood, Childhood and Special Education, my heart belongs in early childhood. 

Did I mentioned I am super excited to start decorating my classroom?mI have several ideas on how I want to arrange the furniture and what material I want to put on the shelves. Later this week,I will give all of you a classroom tour on one of my blog post.

(Below is how the classroom looked at the end of June).