Expectations....

Expectations are tricky....
Do I keep them low so I won't be disappointed? Because unmet expectations result in a lot of self questioning and doubting my perceptions of reality.
In some cases that works, especially when I don't know WHAT to expect!
Often, though, my heart takes the lead and the expectations rise...

Expectations are a current issue for me both personally and professionally.
I am putting an extreme amount of pressure on myself in regards to the 2nd grade program, but to meet whose expectations?
My administration's? My colleagues'? My students' parents'? My own?
I know that my students all desire to do well, and that class time is limited. I know that I am striving to do the best job I can in teaching them the songs, lines, actions, etc. They WILL perform on November 18.

Perhaps realizing and accepting what I have control over, and what I DON'T, is the reality check for my expectations. Living in the moment, being surprised by joy, and allowing others to just be who they are, may be the answer for the personal side of the issue.

Graduation and Celebration Weekend Highlights

This video pretty much captures the excitement and joy of my graduation and celebration weekend in Florida at Full Sail University's EMDT World and of course at Disney World as well! :)


The path of the journey was always heading to this point! Some days it was motivation to keep going, other days made me want to stop time.
Now that it's come and gone, what next? There's involvement in the Mentor Program, skills I want to keep using, and I am now on my school district's Director of Instruction's "radar" for technology conferences! My husband commented today that there should be a wimba session after graduation to address the issues of readjustment, etc.
All I can say is that I have tears come at the oddest times, feel a bit lost, and am not quite comfortable with how the "new me" fits.