The time has come. I sit here and write the last blog I will ever write from this location. This is the last time I will sit in this chair, in this room, at this computer. Today is my last day at this school.
I have been counting down the days since the beginning of May, and the last day is finally here. My alarm sounded at 5:45 for the last time (of course I hit the snooze and stayed in bed an extra nine minutes). I got ready and made my last drive down the 118 to the 405. And now I am here, counting down the minutes until I get to leave.
There is that surreal feeling in the air, one of slight disbelief that the day is actually here. I've pretty much said my good-byes, and received well wishes from my colleagues and coworkers.
Most of all, I feel relief. It has been a long and difficult year. I had one group of kids who made me question at times if I made the right decision in becoming a teacher. They were just downright horrible. They made my days miserable. I dreaded their walking in the door, and felt stressed out the rest of the day after they left. Luckily, it was only the one class who did this to me. The rest of my kids were great, probably the only thing that kept me from a complete meltdown. Plus the drive here is long. Sitting in traffic day after day really wears you down. I just became miserable and dreaded going to work every morning.
But alas, this chapter in my life is coming to a close. And I am thankful for that. It is time to move on, and thankfully the place I am moving on to seems like it will be a nearly perfect fit for me. Closer to home, (hopefully) better kids, better pay, more structure and oversight. I think I am going to really like it there.
And so I say, "Good bye Van Nuys High."
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This passage seems somehow appropriate from 1 Thessalonians 2:1-8, ESV:
"For you yourselves know, brothers, that our COMING TO YOU WAS NOT IN VAIN. But though we had already suffered and been shamefully treated at Philippi, as you know, we had boldness in our God to declare to you the gospel of God IN THE MIDST OF MUCH CONFLICT. For our appeal does not spring from error or impurity or any attempt to deceive, but just as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, so we speak [teach], not to please man, but to please God who tests our hearts. For we never came with words of flattery, as you know, nor with a pretext for greed—God is witness. Nor did we seek glory from people, whether from you or from others, though we could have made demands as apostles of Christ. But we were gentle among you, like a nursing mother taking care of her own children. So, being affectionately desirous of you, we were ready to share with you not only the gospel of God but also our own selves, because you had become very dear to us."
May your next assignment be such that you are ready not only to teach but to share youself with your students as they become very dear to you!
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