Courage to Move On

It is a sad fact that human beings hunger for new things but run from change. We get tired of the status quo, but we are afraid of novelty. We doubt that we are up for the challenge of a new opportunity, but we feel stale in our current situation. Maybe that is the human paradox.

Part of what makes teaching Middle School so challenging is that you are dealing with a large group of people who are constantly changing and constantly wishing things could stay the same. Their lives, bodies, and minds are changing, and they need the confidence and courage to move into those changes--to fight the desire to run away from those changes.

Currently I am also fighting the fear of change. Our school is being impacted by budget cuts, and we are going to lose teachers. I could be one of them. I know I should welcome the opportunity to expand, but I tend to feel the need to mourn the loss of what was, and then move on. We'll see what the future holds. What really upsets me is that rather I am directly impacted or not, my students are going to have to deal with yet more change. Sigh!