My Wish...

I don't know if you'll ever see this. I don't really know if this would even make any sort of difference if you did. But, sometimes I just need to get my feelings out. Maybe it's selfish of me but I know that if I were to tell you this, I don't think you'd realize the value to what it was I was trying to convey. 


Dear (___________),

  There are many things in life that don't seem to make sense. I see that many times you are questioning why all these things are happening to you. I wish that there was a way that I could answer you. Or at least try to help you understand that everything you're going through is the main reason why you've become some of the strongest people that I've come to know. 

  I hope that you realize the potential that you have. You're the people that the younger kids are going to depend on when their lives get tough. You're the reminder now that when things seem bad, it can't even be compared to some of the stuff that you're dealing with.

  I wish that you wouldn't think of yourself so negatively. You are loved. You are important. You are worth more than what those terrible people make you seem worth.  

  There aren't many people that are capable of leaving footprints on other peoples lives. You however, are those people. The people that have kept fighting when all else seemed lost. You're the people that plant seeds of hope in other peoples lives. 

  Always remember that you're braver than you believe and stronger than you seem! 

-Falon

One BIG change....

It's amazing how things can change in the blink of an eye.

Let me explain....

All this year while I was teaching first grade I began looking into the opportunity of furthering my education. I started toying with the idea of going back to school while teaching. I started contacting one of the local colleges here and registered for the introductory class to the counseling program. Well that lasted a good three weeks. I was too overwhelmed with the stress of the class on top of teaching my kiddos all day.  

Then I decided that I was going to do something more with my degree. I am certified K-12 in ELL which meant that the options were pretty much endless. I was going to sign up to take different praxis tests to make me qualified in others areas in the upper grades. For whatever reason that fell through and I only ended up taking a elementary ed praxis test. 

So, I found out that I was going to be staying in first grade for the next school year. I started getting materials ready for them, I was gathering data and making goals for each of them. 

AND THEN...

I was approached with the idea to be a junior/senior high reading teacher. I would be working with the older kids on a new program to help with their reading. 

I kinda started to get a little excited about the idea of doing something different. I was thinking of how I could incorporate what I learned with new 'kiddos'. So, I prayed about it. I mean as excited as I was, I was still a nervous about the idea of teaching the older kids. 

Well next year, I will officially be the 7th-10th grade reading teacher/specialist. I am super excited and still a bit nervous about the idea. In August I will get to go to Oakland California for training on the program. Never would I have thought that I would be going from 1st grade to Jr/Sr High. 

Quyana Agayun! : )