Hangin' on!

Busy busy busy - the start of a new year is always crazy but this one seems especially so. At the beginning of last year I had fairly low expectations for myself as a teacher, although at the time those expectations seemed very high. I would summarize them as: show up daily, have something planned for each class, put up a couple posters, and survive. Now that I've taught a year I feel like I should have all my bananas in a row, but I don't. My bananas are everywhere! I'm setting up my room and getting ready for kids and all I can think is, "I need one more week! Or one more month!" Really, you don't get into the flow of the year on the first day of school - it takes time. My expectations are unreasonably high (story of my life) but I can't be talked out of them (also the story of my life).

I took a personality quiz at a Quantum Learning session on Tuesday that matched my personality with a color. The colors are...

Gold - perfectionist, aligns with tradition
Blue - feeling, caring, emotional
Green - analytical, thinking, process-oriented
Orange - energetic, kinesthetic, tactile

Guess which one I scored highest in? Blue! Then a tie between green and gold. I guess this just solidifies it - teaching has changed me. It's brought out a caring, nurturing side that I don't know that I had before. Maybe it's good that I landed in middle school. They need my blue nurture.