AJE Teacher of the Year

Oh my! Momma said she wants to see this posted on my blog, so for you Momma, here it is. I was voted Allen Jay Elementary "Teacher of the Year" this past week. I'm still kind of shocked/surprised, and a more than a bit embarrassed at the attention and honor. I had been nominated last year too, and as I figured, I didn't get it. Another teacher, Mrs. Grubb, received the honor, and she was far more deserving of it than I. I was asked by several people this year if I would allow myself to be nominated, and I almost said no.

My momma has "lectured" me about not saying stupid things that I actually do want to say, such as "I don't really deserve this honor," or "I'm not really that good a teacher." So, I've been practicing obeying my momma and just saying "Thank you" to the coworkers who offer congratulations.

I have to do a portfolio and a lot of writing for this. My principal and a couple coworkers have told me that I will have to work extra hard to "brag" on myself since that is hard for me. In fact, my principal said I had to turn my writing in to her to critique and check beforehand since she knows this will be an issue for me. :)

I can't imagine it ever happening, it would be conceited to think I'm good enough to do it, and I don't know if I could handle it, but it might be neat to actually "win" this and become the county teacher of the year or even state teacher of the year. Yeah, I'm sure that would be conceited. It would be neat though.

Oh well, enough of that. I'm just happy to be what I've always wanted to be- a wife, a mom, and a teacher. That was my dream, and I've been living it for a long time now. Whatever else happens is just the "icing on the cake."