1st Blog for the Confessions of a Middle School Teacher Blog

I wish I would have thought to Blog through out my first two years of teaching. I have many interests on a variety of topics and it didn't seem right to post a somewhat personal blog about topic of child birth and conception on the same page that details couponing.. So, I created  this blog.
I have taught 7th grade science  in a rural middle school in Georgia for the past two years. The first year was difficult, there were many days that I wanted to quit and walk out in the middle of class. I even stopped working on my Master's degree and went back to school to take a few classes so that I could apply to a nursing program. I spent nearly two years feeling conflicted and confused about my future as a teacher. I prayed that God would just send me a sign that would tell what road to go down. But,I finally realized that  I was fighting God's will for my life. God wanted me to be right where I was - teaching 7th graders. Once I realized that I this was God's will and this is my way to serve him, I began to feel at peace about my career.
I went back to school and finished my Master's degree. Hopefully, I just finished my last two classes. I am waiting for my final grades to be put in the computer and my graduation application to be approved.  I am interested in getting my degree so that I can get a pay raise. The actual graduation won't be until December of this year. I am yet to decide if I will actually participate and walk in the graduation. I have plenty of time to think about it.
I was surprised to come home two weeks ago to a letter that notified me that I would be getting additional money  for the science and math teacher supplement. I was happy to hear that the funding finally went through. I am going to use some of the money to do some landscaping in my yard, buy some new work clothes, and some stuff from Ikea for my classroom.
I was notified on the last day of school that I was being moved to another team to teach 7th grade math. I have to say that I was upset because I was finally starting to get used to the other teachers on my team. ... I was finally starting to feel comfortable. So, I lost my large spacious classroom. I now have a smaller room with carpet. I am teaching a new subject. I must confess that I am not all that comfortable with the content taught. So, I will have to learn some of the standards. It's been a long time since I have seen some of the math that I will be teaching.