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Friday, March 30, 2012

The People That You Work With

I wanted to write today about the people that I work with. As I have been in the profession of teaching for over 30 years, I have worked with a few people. There are those that make coming to work feel like camp and there are those that make coming to work feel like work. When I first started teaching, I had a wonderful aide in my classroom. Linda was more like a mother and a friend. I had just moved from Massachusetts to Maine. I didn't really know anyone and was only 21. I loved my job and it never felt like work. I still mostly feel that way. I love the friendships I have made over the years and how they have seen me through some joyous and trying times...marriages, deaths, baby. Life and all its many gardens. I feel blessed today to have such great people to work with.

3 comments:

  1. Oh, it is so nice to read about the relationships that teachers have with their coworkers. My 4th grade team keeps me sane. God Bless them. Thanks for sharing.

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  2. I just came home from a dinner with a fellow teacher. I too, love the friendships that have developed through the years. But, you are also correct, there are colleagues that make work feel like work. This year, work feels a lot less like work with many of my old colleagues. Perhaps we have all changed for the better!

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  3. I love the line: life and all it's many gardens. I have some friends that make work enjoyable too. They are lifesavers sometimes.

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