It's Not Personal

Yesterday was one of "those" days.

It was a day in which I could not figure out whether it was my tired, worn out attitute OR the students' "I don't care, whatever!" attitude that made me feel like I was walking the halls of an insane asylum.

Let's just say it was both that contributed to it, shall we? ;)

I'll spare you the dramatic stories, but when I got home I talked to my husband about everything that happened & he reminded of a simple truth:

You take it too personally, Diana. You can't take it personally. These kids are
13 years old & some are just not going to be mature enough to listen &
do what you want them to do. You have to take heart knowing that you're doing all you can & just keep doing what you do.

Hmm. True. I needed that wisdom (& the words from Luke 17 that I read last night). ;)

At times, it seems like there can be such a fine line as a teacher. The line between teacher, mentor, counselor & disciplinarian. It's a fine line because you are all of those things... & because of that, it's hard to stay at a healthy emotional distance so that you don't take things personally because all you really want is the best life possible for these kids.

I made a rookie mistake, but I am learning. I am only in my first semester as a teacher, so I consider myself lucky to be learning this lesson so early in my career!! 4 more days with my little nuggets this year!! Let's make the most of it!