The Year So Far...

It's been a while since I last posted.  I guess there hasn't been a whole lot to post about.  The year's been good so far.  I'm in my second year, and I feel pretty good about where I'm at as a teacher.  I think I'm doing the things I'm supposed to be doing and teaching at the level I'm supposed to be teaching at.  It's been a pretty easy year so far.  Maybe that's because I'm just more experienced but I think most of it is due to my kids.  I can't say enough about how great my kids are.  There's a lot more parent support this year than last year and I think that shows in the quality of the kids.  They are very motivated and I don't have any big troublemakers, which is a real blessing and a change from last year.  I think that has made it so much easier.  I can concentrate more on getting the space cadets (ADHD), who everyone has, to focus and worry less about who is going to steal supplies out of my desk next.  However, there were some kids last year that we didn't have problems with until the second half of the year, when they got to be really rough.  I don't see that happening here, but it's always a possibility.  The 6th grade teachers say the kids turn from 6th to 7th graders over Christmas Break - I didn't notice much of a change last year so I'm hoping to continue the great progress we've made when I get back.