Spending Monday at Nathan Bishop Middle School I remembered quickly just how much I love being in the Middle School- Students are inquisitive while still trying to figure out who they are as individuals- While this is true for the High School as well- Middle School kids take more risks, are more apt to stretch their necks out farther in their search for self identity. I remember how awkward I was at Kickemuit Middle School- The towns had recently regionalized and I was nervous for the influx of new faces that I wouldn't know- that wouldn't know me. With the help of my teachers, the transition was made easier than it could have been- that’s the thing- as a teacher you still have such an impact on students. A bigger window to influence them more- It’s still possible at the High School level, but that window becomes just a tad bit smaller.

Having spent some time in Nathan Bishop before, I was excited to see if the school was how I had remembered it in my mind- It is that, and so much more- gorgeous spacious hallways, classrooms filled with the latest technology- a SMART board in each room, comforting lighting and the most perfect sized chairs and desks; all in all, a Middle School teachers dream working space. The most perfect beginning to inspiring all of those miniature minds.

Then there’s the aspect of my teaching partner- Kayla and I have been itching to get a chance to work together and now it’s finally here. I am hoping for her technological enthusiasm to rub off a bit on me. It seems perfect to be able to do it in a classroom like this. Technology and I have never truly made friends. I still think of her as that person that it outside my main circle of friends- making me nervous because I don’t really understand her and thinking that she is wayyyyy to smart for the likes of me. But, here and now, I feel like anything’s possible so I’ll give it a go. That’s the way Middle School makes me feel. Like anything’s possible.