Teaching the Gifted

It is now the sixth week of school and this is my first year teaching Middle School Gifted. I absolutely love it!  This is by far the best job, position I could have dreamed of. But I have a few confessions to make: One, I really feel inadequate when teaching Language Arts; my worst subject and what I struggle with the most is grammar! HA! Talk about really stepping out of my comfort zone and having to really study hard. I have to admit I have learned so much in the last six weeks about nouns, verbs and adjectives. I thought I knew the basics, but I was wrong. I am actually excited that I do get to learn grammar properly and it may help ease some of my social interactions, as I won't have to worry about how I present myself, mostly in the form of writing, hence this new blog! Second, these kids are so well educated already I feel that I really don't have to do much. Sure I teach new concepts and content, but it wasn't like it was in elementary school. That was a tough job! So sometimes I feel a little guilty that my day goes pretty fast and smoothly and I don't have any real problems with behavior. Its kinda invigorating that I get to practice some of the strategies and theories I learned in my Master's program, rather than focusing on classroom management.

So, lets hope and cross our fingers that I pass the Gifted Endorsement Test in March so that I can keep this job and, oh, I don't know, make a difference. :)