Here we go!

So after having dinner with my cousin-in-law and talking about teaching with her and talking about the blog she has started I thought "what the heck, I can try this".  She mentioned that maybe as a small town teacher I could have something to offer fellow teachers in similar situations.

I am not yet decided on what the over all purpose is to my blogging, but I am going to give it a try and see if I can gain some help while at the same time possibly helping others.

 

Being a small town teacher offers some huge advantages as well as some huge disadvantages.  Some of the advantages that we discussed at dinner last nght was the fact that I know my superintendent personally and feel like I can talk to him if I have question.  I also love that we have a small enough staff that we can discuss and make desicions that will help our students. 

 

Some disadvantages of small town teaching are not having the resources you can find in large cities and large districts.  Having a student with a visual or audial problem can throw us for a loop as we don't have materials nor trained staff to help us help the child.

 

All in all, working in a small district suits me and helps me raise to the challenges thrown my way.  No matter the size of the district we all do this for one reason, we love kids and we love teaching them!