-------------- Original message ---------------------- From: "Zey, Melissa" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > "Change is hard. Really hard. But I think as teachers, change is good for us. It challenges our thinking. It challenges our routine. It challenges our beliefs. And isn't that what makes good professionals great?"
Kristin has a really good point about change. I switched to fifth grade form third last year, so I just finished my second year today. Before that I was in third for six years. I just felt that as an educator, I had to experience children as learners in a different part of their journey. I was also a bit bored with the literature. Fifth has richer thematic units and I was thrilled with the children's level of discussion. It was the same with their writing. I was really ready to meet them farther along the way in their learning of language arts. I loved third and am loving fifth. The change WAS hard, no doubt about it. But it was also stimulating and exciting. I'll stick with it for a while, but I was only partly kidding with my first grade colleagues about wanting to teach children as they begin to learn to read and write. It is all so interesting! It also depends on what is going on in the rest of your life. Sometimes our home life needs more of our attention, so that could be a good reason to continue the status quo. Although that was not the case for me; I also decided to get my Master's and my son was graduating high school. Go figure! Still, it worked out. You sound like a very thoughtful person. Good luck with what you decide and keep us posted! Maura 5/NJ _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
