5/7/13 National Teacher Appreciation Day

One day, all children in this nation will have the opportunity to attain an excellent education. 

Teach For America

Today, I take my first step in reaching my goal: Being THAT teacher for my students.
Everyone has that ONE teacher who truly struck a chord with them. Whether it was 12th Grade English, 9th Grade Math, 8th Grade Home Ec, or that 3rd Grade teacher who told me that I can become a teacher. Everyone has that ONE Teacher.

In about 3 months I will begin my position at Camino Nuevo Charter School as a 9th Grade Writing Workshop Teacher. By no means am I ready. I do not have my lesson plans yet. I don't have any classroom decorations. I do not have the skills necessary to take on my first class of kids yet.

That will all come in due time.

What I do have is a dream and some empowering colleagues who will help me become everything I need to be for my first day of school.

Remember that? Your first day of school? The excitement, the sounds, that feeling in your stomach that you couldn't deny... you were dying to tell your mom that you didn't feel good but the fact that she didn't buy your crap because "you are going to your first day of school".

I'm lucky to have a NEW First day of school. This is my chance to really make my student's first day of Highschool something special.

"When you raise your hand in my class to make a comment, a question, an answer you are doing one thing. You are not only engaged in my class but you, every time you raise that hand, You are taking a public oath in my class that you will work to change the world. Every time you raise that hand, you are telling yourself, myself and your peers - one day. And we will reach our One Day, One Day at a Time."