My name is Leah Lott, and I used to teach 4th grade. After teaching for a few years, I made one of the hardest decisions I have ever had to make... becoming a SAHM. The acronym & label of a SAHM is one that I've wanted off and on again my whole life, but it wasn't until recently that I REALLY wanted to be a SAHM. I'm talking about being a stay-at-home-mom. Even though I loved teaching, and I miss it like crazy, I made the decision to come home.
I wrote the following on the last day of school:
Then bell rang. And just as quickly as it came, it left. It was all over. No more hugs. No more chanting my name. No more pictures. No more being surrounded. A few students lingered, which was nice, but eventually, I was left all alone in my empty room.
I started to feel really lonely and sad. I felt as empty as my classroom. Saying goodbye to the students, my coworkers, and my empty room hurt. It hurt more than I thought it would. But then all I had to do was go home to my family, hold Lily and Rook oh so tight and I felt better. They are the reason for saying goodbye.
So that's why I'm not teaching anymore. It's all thanks to my two beautiful children. :)
When I was a teacher, I never found free time to blog about teaching, let alone sell things on Teachers Pay Teachers. Now that I have a wee bit more time than while I was teaching, I can finally post all the things I taught when I was a 4th grade teacher. And every once and a while I'll hit ya up with some links to my stuff on TPT.
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