Is this real life?!

I am officially a contracted teacher until June 30, 2012. WHAT?!?!?!?! I signed all the legal stuff and got my benefits set up.

I went to my school today and met other teachers and staff, and everyone was so warm and excited. One even took me aside and said “I told him (the principal) ‘get her! you’d better hire her!’ and he did!”

Then I met MY AIDE. Yes. A full time aide in my classroom. THIS IS NO PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM, that’s for sure. I am going to be spoiled, but at least I know how it really is in the public schools haha.

I have a week of teacher development in 2 weeks, and then I guess I can start setting up my classroom in August (again…WHAT?!?!?!?). I hope my mom can come down and help me with that because that would mean a lot, but that’s just wishful thinking probably.

I still just can’t believe it. I was looking at the staff pictures on the wall in the office, just in shock that I am REALLY going to be up there. I still feel like there is a glitch, like that I should just be an aide or part time or something, because that’s reality for so many right now and is what I was expecting…but this is real.