Reciprocate!

Riley's last entry had a real encouraging tone to it and it helped me to refocus on why I'm a teacher. I have to be willing to take all of the baggage that my students bring with them when they come to school and deal with it as part of the overall picture. The gentleman that helped me get this job told me upfront what I was in for. He told me to throw out any expectations and come in with a fully open mind. He works at the alternative school in our district so he was able to give me all of the up-to-date worst case scenarios. So when I came to Carver here in Columbus I had the real heads-up. Some days it seems worse than he told me but I'm dealing with it. We have to be able to adjust our strategies. Y'all keep your chins up as my Dad always says.