Everything Happens for a Reason

I guess what they say is true... everything happens for a reason! This fall I will be teaching 8th grade math at Gable Middle School. It just so happens that I will be teaching in the same classroom I completed my student teaching in two years ago.

Student Letters from Student Teaching Year at Gable

I feel sure I wouldn't be stepping into a classroom this August had I not lost my job at the newspaper in February. While I didn't want to put all my eggs in one basket, and looked for/applied to mainly marketing related jobs, I knew deep down this was my opportunity to finally get into education. I also realized that if I did not find a teaching position this time around it would be unlikely that I would ever teach.

It is as if all the stars have finally aligned and I am finally getting the opportunity to do what I set out to do when I went back to school in January 2009. I can't say that I am happy that I was laid off, but I am definitely happy with the final outcome of the situation.