Lovin' My Kiddos!
Almost a month has gone since the first day of school. It has been a month of lesson planning, grading, meetings, and all kinds of adventures. The administration is awesome and the other teachers are so supportive. I feel like I have a whole cheer squad backing me. Jill, my co-teacher, has been giving me rides to and from school to help me after my car accident. Jamie, my mentor, has been so patient explaining absolutely everything to me (sometimes three or four times). Mr. Barker, the science teacher down the hall from me, pokes his head into my classroom every couple of days and tells whichever student is handiest how lucky they are to have me as a teacher. The best part of all, though, is the kids. They come from all kinds of backgrounds. My school is Title I, so many of them live in poverty. Others are stable and in good homes. Some come from the Air Force Base and are used to being in and out of a home in a year. A few are homeless. Some are white. Many are not. Hispan...
