I love my job!

OK well i figured i should probably post a POSITIVE HAPPY post about my job, because all of this ranting and raving and venting about my job, probably has people thinking "Gosh she hates her job!" Which is SO not true. In reality i LOVE my job! Yes, it is demanding, overwhelming and extremely hard work... BUT i love it! there is nothing better than watching kids learn and grow and knowing that you helped them understand something new!! I love watching the light click in their head and helping them feel accomplished and good about themselves. My heart breaks when theirs breaks, i worry when they worry, I hurt when they hurt, I seriously LOVE my kids, and i get attached to them each time i get a new set of kids, and i cry each time i have to send another group on to the next grade.. It is my highlight when one of my old students stops by to say HI or to catch me up on middle school. It is so fun to see them grow and change! It is so weird to think my first group of kids is in 9th grade... THEY WILL BE IN HIGH SCHOOL NEXT YEAR!!! I love when they tell me i was their favorite teacher!! I really love my job. (I miss them when they move on)

But for real...What other job do you automatically get the holidays off? And other breaks throughout the year... YES they come at quite the price, and people often say how lucky we are, but believe me we work through our breaks, we work after school there is ALWAYS some project i am working on!! BUT OH how i love the breaks! it is the only time i get to catch up with reality and get ready to do it all again~!

I just want everyone to know that i couldn't love anyone more than my kids, I wouldn't do what i do if i didn't care about them, and care about my job! I even like talking to the sweepers that clean my room! I work with the best people ever!!! I wouldn't be who i am today if i wasn't a teacher, and for that i am grateful!!