While on summer vacation this year, I discovered that I was expecting a baby in March. My other child is nine, and one can only imagine what was going through my mind. Let me just say that I was certainly not thrilled about having to start over after tasting the freedom of sleeping in and having a somewhat independent child. After the panic wore off and rational thinking re-established itself, I considered not only the changes that would take place in my very near future but also the benefits to such changes and the blessing of having a new addition to the family. This unexpected baby is not a curse; rather, it is an opportunity for growth and new and precious memories.
How often have we as educators had unexpected and sometimes unwanted change thrust upon us. With new legislation, financial shortages, and job worries to add to the day-to-day issues of unruly children and just getting the technology to work, it is easy to slip into panic about the future. Early in my teaching career, I learned the value of flexibility, and any expert teacher will confirm that one cannot survive this careeer without it. I encourage all the teachers and expectant parents out there to stay flexible, roll with the punches, hang in there, and all those other cliches. The storm will pass eventually, and we all will be better individuals because we endured.
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