My name is Katie and I'm in my fourth year of teaching. I had a bumpy start a few years ago at an establishment that shall remain anonymous, but ended up finding myself in a teaching position at a lovely school in late March 2011, and stayed there for over a year. I started a year long contract at another school in August 2012, which I loved, but moved on to a permanent position at yet another school in April 2013, which I'm still settling into. I've always wanted to be a teacher since I was a kid. I would play "school" with my sister and make her do sums, while I got to grade it with a big red pen. I'm pretty sure I took pleasure in getting to put big X's on the page. Not so now. I really love when my kids "get" something and succeed. At the moment, I'm finishing the year as a Primary 4 teacher (grade 3), but heading into Nursery again in Autumn 2013.
I'm Canadian, but I live in Scotland with my husband, Mr. West, who is also a teacher. I did my training in Edinburgh a few years ago and my very understanding husband obediently came along for the ride, and took a job in a private nursery (kindergarden) while I was in school. Side note: I miss Edinburgh a lot! But I like Aberdeen too, and I really enjoy the school I'm at.
When I'm not teaching, I am on teaching blogs or Pinterest or something of the like, which drives Mr. West mad. He can't stand that I am constantly thinking about school and collecting ideas. But then when I give him something he can use in his own classroom that I've found on my internet travels, he understands my obsession just a little bit.
Seriously though, when I'm not doing teacher-related things, I am learning about photography or taking photos, trying a new recipe (usually tasty baked goods), illustrating, doing something crafty, or traveling. Living abroad has opened up many opportunities for us to travel on the cheap and we are really trying to take advantage! We've visited Belfast, Berlin, Paris, Amsterdam, Majorca, London, and much of Scotland.
That's it for now. I'm hoping to remember to take photos of displays and things we're doing in class, so I can post them on here.
-Mrs. West
2 comments:
Congratulations! You have been keeping this blog quiet. Look forward to reading more.
Thanks, Juliet! The blog is fairly new, but not new enough that I should probably update the Meet the Teacher page! It's a little out of date!
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