Long Time Away

Its been a while I know and so much has happened since I've been here but why not just start back up like nothing happened. A big thank you to my college professor who reminded me that I am a writer and I needed that... Thanks Diane. I recently started teaching second and third grade emotionally disturbed students. Maybe thats why I have been not spending much time writing. Those kids can really take it out of me. I am sometimes more tired after a day of school than I have ever been after a football practice. Those kids have been shaping me into someone who I never would have been without them. My wonderful 11th grade english teacher told me "the reason we are who we are is because of the influences of the people around us." I have lived that statement since then. Most of my life I have been influenced by people taller than 4 foot, but recently I have become very aware of the lives of less fortunate children and I think that it is going to drive me to live a more fulfilling life. In just a short period of time I have become very attached to the kids that I teach. I hope that I can be an influence on the kids in class, the way that they are an influence on me. If they can look back years from now and remember me as a positive influence on their education then my time here has been a success.