My Certainties in a Time of Uncertainty

As a teacher who has fallen prey to the cutbacks in our economy, I am now a ship adrift. My life, for the past four years, has revolved around a tiny classroom in the southern dregs of one of the poorest counties in the state. My students, my classroom, my teaching, filled my days, (and sometimes sleepless nights) with questions, worries, joy, heartbreak, and the blinding flash of students learning.
Now I seek to fill my summer with professional development and the camaraderie of teachers. We sit and learn. We write, we laugh, we wonder how we can capture the idyllic congenial atmosphere. One more week.