It’s OK

 It’s OK if you’ve hated your student teaching experience – it doesn’t mean you hate teaching.

 It’s OK if there are 33 teaching days left for you and you still don’t have a job nor know where you’re going.

 It’s OK if the first time you try an activity, it wasn’t as smooth sailing as you’d have liked.

 It’s OK if every lesson plan you have, you look back and see glaring flaws that only popped up when presented to students.

 It’s OK if you put off your KPTP until the last minute.

 It’s OK if you want to take a break for a year and pursue a different dream.

 It’s OK if you look around your MT’s room and it doesn’t look anything like the great classroom you’ve designed in your    head.

It’s OK if you struggle, if you cry, if you wonder if teaching is for you.

It’s OK if you put down all the stuff you’re doing and just sit down and eat your lunch.

 It’s OK, OK, OK

 It’s OK because the kids who hang out after the bell rings to show you their treasures and to tell you their stories.

 It’s OK because of the kids who hug you in the hall.

 It’s OK because of the kids who read a book all the way through for the first time in your class.

 It’s OK because of the lesson plan that went exactly like you imagined it.

 It’s OK because of the kids who make you laugh until you’ve got to sit down.

 It’s OK because of the positive feedback from a university supervisor that gives you hope.  

 It’s OK because of everything that makes every teacher stay…

 Kids are the best.