Well, the year 2017 is closing out since there really aren't that many working days in December - I only have 8. So far it has been an eventful second year. I have no complaints about anything at the school, despite having much more work this year. The living situation has been interesting this year, and much more complicated than in the past, but things seem to be starting to work out. I'm grateful for the experiences I've had this year, the good and the bad. At work, I have learned more about lesson planning and running a class in these few months than I did in most of my first year. At home I've learned a lot about my patience, and exactly how much I can put up with and still be polite. Not something I really wanted to learn, but I think it's something important for any teacher of any subject/activity to know. I've never lost my patience with students, but now I know what my potential triggers are, and I have a lot more ways to act like I still have patience when I'm running out.
I read a quote some time this year that said something about good times being memories and bad times being lessons... either way you get something out of them, if you can bring yourself to eventually step back and look at both sides objectively.
Because we all get things wrong sometimes.
