Big Announcement!

I have some news that I am ready to share with my readers. I have decided to leave my school at the end of the year, and I submitted my resignation letter last week, to be effective at the end of my contract for the school year. I was offered a position a couple of counties away from where I currently teach, and I live between where I am and where I am going this fall. I have been teaching Algebra II and Geometry for the past four years in a small school in a small town in rural east Tennessee. I will be teaching 8th grade math and Algebra I at my new school in Knoxville, which is the largest city in east Tennessee. So, this will be a transition for me, not only going to a new district but moving to middle school.

The decision to leave wasn't easy, but I knew that it was time to move in a new direction. I am looking forward to the opportunity to teach in a new surrounding and to teach a new subject and grade level. I taught Algebra I in my first year (2011-2012) when I was in Mississippi, but I had been really itching to transition back to Algebra I from Algebra II. However, I will miss my students at my current school, especially some of the ones with whom I have the closest relationships. I have told some of my students that I would give them my email and that they could follow me on social media so that we can stay in touch, though.

So, here's to a strong finish to the past five years of teaching high school and looking towards the new experiences and challenges middle school will bring. Wish me luck!