Never Apologize for Your Enthusiasm

"There is nothing wrong with loving the crap out of everything. Negative people find their walls. So never apologize for your enthusiasm. Never. Ever. Never." - Ryan Adams

After a great summer filled with travel, family, books, and adventure - I am crazy excited to get back to my world/classroom for a new school year ( which is Mural-o-Rama thanks to my incredible students.)

Teaching is my passion, and I am nothing if not enthusiastic.  So this year I am absolutely chomping at the bit to do my thing. 

I just love it so much.

I am full believer of intellectual curiosity and enthusiasm, and even on the days when I am not at my best - it is my hope that I can still exude both of these to my students.  I am a social person, so teaching high school agrees with my general disposition - as I enjoy meeting new students and their families each year.  It is a humbling and exciting experience of discovery to get a glimpse of the group of people with whom I will be spending my school days over the next semester.  And it remains my hope to create an environment where curiosity, rigor, and enthusiasm are encouraged and the norm.

I am grateful for the opportunity to teach history.  Though it is a job, it remains a love for me - and I am excited about bringing my enthusiasm to my new student family.  

LETS.  GO.