Just a Little Advice to Help You Along the Way

I have alot of advice and wisdom that I would share with my successor. Both Ginger and myself agree that we are long-winded. With that being said, I will try to be as brief, straight-forward, and to the point as I can be. I would first say, take your job seriously, but learn to relax and have balance. Teaching is not easy. But Rome was not built in a day. Enjoy life and try to find something good in everyday and in everybody, especially the students. A second piece of advice, you will not always meet every deadline and you will not get every thing done when you and others may expect. As someone told me, "if it doesn't get done today, it will still be there tomorrow. And if it doesn't get done tomorrow, it will still be there the next day, etc." As was said in the movie "Facing the Giants", my advice is to "do your best and leave the results up to God". A third piece of advice, make lesson plans, but give the students jobs and allow them to conduct the class with certain tasks and even certain parts of the lesson. What better way for them to learn than with even more hands on and experience. A final piece of advice, ask and keep on asking, seek and keep on seeking, knock and keep on knocking. Don't ever give up and don't ever grow weary. Teaching is not easy, but it can be done. Find a mentor teacher and administrator that can encourage you and help you walk this not-so-easy road. You are not the first and you are not the last. Many have walked the road before you and many will come behind you. Find a life lesson in everything and take notes so that you can help those and be a blessing to those that will follow you. Stay encouraged!!!