Why me?

About 15 years ago I started my teaching career at Ilwaco Middle School in tiny Ilwaco, WA located on the Long Beach Peninsula in the southwest corner of Washington.  I was going to change the world and save all of the kids who came through my class, because they certainly all needed saving.  What I didn't realize at the time was that I was heading on a journey that would actually save me! Even back then I knew that being a teacher wasn't enough, but I knew I needed to be patient and wait for the timing to be right.  I didn't want to be one of "those" administrators who had no clue what life was like in the trenches with the kids.

Fast forward 15 years and here I am taking my first class towards my CAGS in educational administration!  I think I know enough about the trenches now so that I won't forget what reality is.  In the last 7 years I have been in 5 different positions in the same school.  I have shown that I am willing to be flexible and do what needs to be done which I believe has truly prepared me for this journey. 

So...in between teaching, parenting, directing, and advising I will also be learning and you can watch me grow!  I still want to save all the kids...I still think at some level they all need saving...but too many of them have saved me and have shown me that if you're willing to give everything you have people will listen and their lives can be changed for the better.  I don't profess to know everything...but I profess that I am willing to learn what I need to be the best I can be for the kids!

And the "why me?"...ask my boyfriend...when I go on my frustrated rants about the "system" he looks at me and says, "ok principal"...he thinks he's funny...which he is...but he is also a great support and cheerleader.    The original plan was to go back to school when my daughter headed off to college but that's not for another year and a half.  I guess there's no time like the present...so here we go...