Proving Them Wrong

173 days to go! And counting down (for our new home that is).

I had my meeting with the boss (principal of the school) today about my performance review, my extra responsibilities at school and my position. I have been waiting for this meeting for quite a while and it has been delayed due to different reasons. It lasted a whole ten minutes..... I wasn't nervous at all, I was confident, I was prepared! Last year I was under so much stress that it obviously affected my work as a teacher and all because of my work as a teacher at a specialist school. It was a nightmare and I wouldn't like to relive it..... anyway, near the end of last year, the principal had decided that I was not an effective teacher and when he told me this I hated him and I haven't trusted him since, nor the other teacher whom he used as a witness, I will never trust her again either as I had confided in her many times. At the time I felt so angry and I felt like a nobody, a nothing, a failure. I persevered with the job, I kept going and going, not sure why I did at the time because there have been many days since where I have wondered what the hell I was thinking when I applied for the job in the first place.  This year I have been working full time again, the first term in my own classroom, and the second term, team teaching with another class and teacher, Diana. It has had its ups and downs and there has been many times I wanted to give up, but didn't. At the meeting today my boss told me that he was pleased with the way things have been this year and that he can see that I am as good a teacher as they thought I was going to be (I am assuming he meant when they interviewed me, as he told me I was the best applicant), and he was glad to see me smiling again..... did you hear me? ..........He said that I am as good a teacher as they thought I was going to be! Ha! I proved them wrong. You can't even imagine how good it feels to have proved them wrong and to regain some of that confidence and self esteem that was soooooo lost last year.
Steph

Can You See I'm Smiling Again