"In fewer than three weeks, I will be starting a new adventure in my life (no… not the parenting thing… that comes about in the spring). Last year, I received a letter of non-renewal for my position as a 9th grade English teacher. I was devastated. I thought I had found a home at my school, and I had no plans to leave it. I was in love with my students, my faculty, and my successes as a teacher. However, as some of us are aware, when you’re low man on the totem pole, it doesn’t matter how much of your heart and soul you commit to your job. Now, through the goodness of a former principal (from the same school), I will be trying on my new hat as an 8th grade reading teacher. As part of my students’ reading response journals, I’m going to try Ben Zander’s assignment of having my students write down their contributions. In an age where the written and the spoken word are being replaced by the digital media world, it is important for students to tell stories and to show others the joy of reading and writing."Patti,
I am so sorry to hear of your experience at your former school. I can definitely relate to it and I am glad that you have found another place. I am also embarking on a new adventure this coming school year, and I wish you the best of luck. I can tell that you are a passionate and compassionate person and that is the most important thing you have to contribute to your students.
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