Another week...

Another week is almost finished. I talked to another teacher yesterday who graduated from college with me. Surprisingly, this really encouraged me. I hate to hear of others struggling, but in this case, I was happy to know that it's not just a SPED thing to be stressed out. Even though the struggles are different, she, too is having a difficult time adjusting to her first year of teaching. I don't know if I consciously thought that if I was a regular ed teacher that I wouldn't be so stressed out, but anyway, after talking to her, I realize teachers are pretty much stressed out across the board right now. I still think I would like to move to regular ed next year and plan on taking the pre-k licensure test next month to broaden my range of qualification. But I am getting better at my job and dealing better with the stresses that come with it. I love (most) of my students and wish SPED could be more about them than worrying about compliance and paperwork. So, I'm just going to keep on keeping on for now...Wish me luck!