Overwhelming
- Mrs. Ramos
- Apr 19, 2016
- 2 min read
A series of fortunate/unfortunate events brought my husband and I from Puerto Rico to Texas. I taught History of Puerto Rico in high school for 9 years. I must say I thrived at it. How lucky I was being able to
combine two passions: teaching and history. But God works in mysterious ways, so we packed everything and flew to Dallas on Mother’s Day, 2014. I had landed a job in an elementary school in the Houston area, but first we had one great mission: a kidney transplant. After 3 years trying to get my husband a kidney transplant, I finally convinced my husband to accept one of my kidneys, and so we did it. The kidney transplant took place in Dallas, and one month later we moved to the Houston area. Long story short, after the surgery my husband gained instant health, and I gained a long and difficult recovery.
With that said, imagine starting a new teaching job under these conditions: in a new place, away from family, in another culture, different education system, and from teaching in high school level to teach 2nd grade. On top of all, my body had a hard time adjusting to one kidney, my hormones went crazy, I lost concentration, my memory failed constantly, and my immune system was so weak that I was sick every single month for one school year. It goes without saying that my first year as a teacher in Texas was overwhelming.
I firmly believe the Gospel where it says: "And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose."(Romans 8:28) Therefore, I believe that experience has brought me blessings, a ton of knowledge that I want to share with all those teacher out there, especially those first year teachers. Everyone should thrive on their job, even from the very first year, so I hope that you may find this blog useful. My greatest desire is that you find my entries on classroom management, behavior management, and on technology integration, helpful enough. It doesn't matter if you are a new teacher or an experienced one, we are all Teachers Under Construction.
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