I caved. I've started a blog. Still refuse to join Facebook though. I must draw the cyber line somewhere. Besides, I'm trying to move forward, not back. Isn't Facebook all about reconnecting with old friends? I do enough online socializing. I need to use the computer for something else for a change.
I started this blog because I need to figure out what I'm going to do with my life. I used to teach. Way back when. I had a title back then. I had a purpose. I was good. I was tough. I worked my ass off 24/7, 365 days a year in overcrowded classrooms. My students' SAT scores improved each year. I was innovative. My colleagues and principal loved me. I had no kids at the time so I had no idea what it was like to raise a child; to love a child unconditionally. I was lacking a key ingredient. I don't think you can be exceptional if you don't have kids of your own. You can't relate to parents as a parent when you don't have children. A big piece of the pie is missing if you can't relate to your students' parents. Being a parent should be a requirement before you get your teaching certificate. I know many teachers will disagree with me, but that's because you're not a parent.
People ask me all the time if I will go back into the classroom. No, I won't. I have kids now so, according to myself, the potential for greatness is there. It seems like the easy answer. Go back to what you know. But, I just don't have it in me anymore. That dress doesn't fit anymore. I need a new one. If you looked in my closet, you'd probably disagree, but you'd also see a lot of dresses with the tags still attached. Those are the dresses I've been afraid to wear out in public. I love them, but I don't have the guts to walk out the door in them. This blog is going to be my virtual dressing room. I'm going to try on these different dresses to figure out which one fits. I wonder if the right dress is already in my closet or if I'll have to go shopping. Shopping....now that is something I know a lot about. Can I teach people about shopping?!??
Thursday, August 27, 2009
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4 comments:
Yay! Welcome Kim!
I agree - I'm trying to figure it out too. For now, I is what I is.
I do think you can teach people about shopping. Why not?!
Amy
Aw Kim, in one post your blog has now kicked my blogs proverbial butt. Nice job! :) Keep it up.
I think if you, through the creation of this blog, find a path that fits - you will suddenly become the Pied Piper of hundreds (thousands?)of moms looking for that next step. This is a GREAT idea for a blog. I look forward to reading your thoughts in the hopes it will spark some ideas for myself. Let it all out and try on that cute dress in the depths of your closet!
Thanks for all the sweet support! We shall see where this leads...and what fits.
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