Keep the passion... :)

Ever seen those people... when you look at them you just KNOW they hate their job? It makes me wonder what has happened to them to get to that stage. Where did the passion go? It was there once... wasn't it???

I am totally pumped... I'll explain why.

Yesterday afternoon at around 2.20pm I was down on the oval playing a game of T-Footy with the kids (it's a game with a mixture of T-ball, football and cricket)... when my principal seemed to appear from nowhere with a sheet of paper. The paper had details of a course running the following day... in Sydney. Oh bugger!!! Ummm, well uhh, o.k sure i'll go. I can adapt... What have I got to lose right???

I awoke at 4am and caught the train to beautiful Sydney and attended that course today. I have three words for you.

PASSION.
CONSISTENCY.
POSITIVE.

These words are more for my benefit more than anything and it was hard to narrow it down, as I could add to that list and make a weeks spelling list... hmmm... there's a thought!!!

FIRSTLY...

OMG....

I WAS SOOOOO WRONG!!!!!

I wonder... if I hadn't have gone to that course today how long would it have taken me to realise this. I wonder... if I had never realised this would I too become one of the passionless ones???

Teaching is NOT about SURVIVING. At least not solely! I can see now that an attitude like that sets up a pattern. If all I want to do is 'survive' ... then surely I will do the minimum necessary to get there... this sets me up for failure. There is something else that goes with the surviving... THRIVING! I am very excited that I realised this. Who do I have to thank for this? A very inspiring lady named Megan. Any new teachers you must attend one of her courses if you have the opportunity. Go check it out!

Megan Dredge

I have left the course full of energy, PASSION, inspiration, excitement and a nice positive feeling. Because let me tell you being a beginning teacher is very overwhelming there is so much to figure out. But hey, all teachers have been there and none of them have done it perfectly... mistakes are allowed and even celebrated!

I had to strike while the iron was hot but I will be referring to this day in the future. I have loads of ideas I will be implementing in the classroom :)