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Autumn is almost upon us, which we are reminded of with the beginning of the school year. I've always been a fan of "going back to school". Maybe I love a new school year so much because I love buying school supplies or maybe it's because I like like organizing all my class materials. But I think I love new beginnings mostly because I love the potential that comes from a blank slate.
Normally when a new school year begins, I look at it from the perspective of a student, but this year I had the opportunity of witnessing the first day of school from a teacher perspective. AND I LOVE IT. I welcomed a score of third graders to school just last week and it was such a cool experience. The energy in the room was palpable as everyone filed in, shook hands, and found their little niche in the classroom. There is so much potential in all these new faces I don't even know all the names of yet (I'm working on it), and I know that as the weeks progress I'll have the ability to teach, empower, and encourage these young minds, which is what I love best.
Third grade seems like it will be a fun age because the kids are still young enough that they want to please their teacher but they also have minds and opinions of their own. Many of them have already formed opinions about content areas in school. My host teacher asked the class on the first day of school how many people love reading, like reading, and don't like reading. I was saddened to see a few students already opposed to reading before the school year has even really begun. I'm going to make one of my goals for this academic year to give those children who don't enjoy reading a new appreciation for it and to make those who like and love reading even more enamored with the subject I've grown to love.
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