A reflection of a first year teacher...

Now that it has been a couple weeks since I have officially completed my first year as a Teach For American Corp Member, I have had sufficient time to reflect. The past year has by far, been one of the most challenging years of my life. I have been pushed to my limits mentally, emotionally, physically, and professionally. Never in my life have I ever questioned myself as much as I have as a first year teacher.

For me, my experience has been a roller-coster ride of huge successes and equally huge failures. And there it is: failure. Like the majority of TFA Corp Members, I don't think that I have ever truly failed at anything and this was my first brush with it. Let's just say that I don't ever want to come into contact with it again.

As I approach my second year, there are several lessons that I have learned that I refuse to allow to slip away. I want to take the experiences and believe that I know what I am doing (even though I know I still have a lot to learn). To another year...