This Year's Different

Well, I'm back at the spot where I hit that publish button for 3/4 of the year.... my teacher desk. I'm glad to be back for year number FIVE, but at the same time this year is different. 

• My red head is in North Carolina and no longer a 3 hour drive from me
• My blonde is going to be a senior at Baylor 
• Oh ya know... I am planning a wedding!!!
• There's a brand new math curriculum this year
• I get to have 32 iPads in my room and officially be a "digital" classroom
• I am going to attempt to standards based grade rather than numerically grade
• I really no longer feel like a "new" teacher. Year five. I'm a vet. 
• There's a new principal that I want to get to know.
• There's a new athletic director who I want to get to know. 
• I have to renew my teaching certification this year. 

But, at the end of the day, I am still going to get my 105 students and I am still going to be their teacher. It's still my job to teach them... life skills, character traits, and math concepts. I still get to be a role model and mentor. I still get to love them. I still get to shine Christ's light. And I still get to do what I love. 

So, maybe, it's not really that different after all.