This pretty much describes how I'm viewing tomorrow at this point. Oh, by the way, tomorrow is the first day of school! I realize I went a bit MIA for a few weeks, but I am still here. I have spent the last few days feverishly preparing for my first day with students at Tilden Middle School in southwest Philadelphia, PA. I will be teaching 8th grade math. Three classes, 90 minutes each. Almost 100 students. That is a lot different than the 12 I taught this summer. Am I ready?
I cannot believe they are letting me teach. Part of me feels prepared - I am completely Professionally Developed-out. I have spent the last two solid months preparing for this day. And here it is. I am about to become Mrs. Congdon - teacher.
I have not met my children yet, but I do know one thing. I already love each one of them. Even the ones that will probably make me want to quit at some point. No, it's not a lie - I really do love them all. I want to change these kids' lives and how can you change a life without loving them? I'm not saying that it's going to be easy. It will be, by far, the most difficult thing I have ever done in my life and probably the most difficult thing I will ever do, except maybe to raise my own children. But it's so worth it. It might take the entire two years, but I know I will look back and say, "I would do it all again."
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