If you walk into the door of my classroom, you will see the name Mrs. Smith proudly displayed on the door. If you ask a kid walking out of my classroom I'm pretty sure that is not the name they'd use. I'm thinking more along the lines of Mrs. Tons-of-No-Fun or worse.
My classes before this year will tell you that I'm usually pretty fun. I joke around and mess around and can hand any kid back what they are dishing out (while still giving them every bit of math knowledge they need to have!). This year, I'm still pretty awesome, just not as much fun as I used to be. It's the lack of patience that is making me more irritable. I'm not doing as good a job handling rude comments or dealing with apathy. I get irritated early in the day and it sticks around.
Part of me wants to feel bad that they don't get to experience the full me, but the other part knows that it's part of the deal and something we all have to live with. I'm learning day to day how to deal with it and they will too. So what if I don't win the Most Awesome Teacher of the Year Award for one year...I'm still getting my job done and they are still learning whether they want to or not!!
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