New School Year, New Challenges

Students are finally returning to class today for another school year. Despite how much I look forward for another exciting and busy year, I really feel unprepared and anxious. I do not usually feel this way, but for this year, there are many changes and most of them come with lots of uncertainty. There are new initiatives which I foresee will take up a good chunk of my time, and I just hope they will not take away my presence in the classroom and the learning that the students should have.

There are many new teachers this year, and I think it has come to a point when I, as one of the returning staff, have become part of the smaller group. A lot of good friends and colleagues left last year, perhaps, that explains a tiny bit of sadness for the start of this school year.

Goal for this year: Seek a balance life inside and outside the school.