Do people even blog anymore?

 So I've been thinking about this blog all summer.  And questioning if people even blog anymore.  Or if I cared enough to base my decision on other people.  Or if I could even keep it up.  Since I obviously have a problem with that - look at how often I posted before.

But then I decided that since I am switching schools and positions, I wanted to try this again.  Maybe I'll post regularly and be able to have this record of this year - this year of COVID and a new school.  Maybe I won't.  But I'm at least going to give it a shot.

So, back story for the past few years...

I've spent the past 8 years at the same school.  I taught 3rd and 5th as the inclusion class general education teacher.  And then I have literally taught K-5 as the ESE teacher.  The last 2 years I was the K-2, and then the K-1 ESE teacher.

This past year was the hardest year of my professional life.  I had a VERY non-supportive, and honestly, bullying, Assistant Principal.  I'm not getting into specifics cause I'm tired of giving her space in my brain. 
But this bully of a person made me doubt my teaching.
Doubt my passion.
Made me cry on my way to work multiple times.
Made me hate one of my favorite places. 
I decided in AUGUST that I was done.  I could not, and would not, come back to that environment.  It was so bad that my wife even told me not to sign a contract for the following year.  Tell them no and we'd figure it out. 
I truly believe COVID and the lockdown saved me.  I was able to get out of the physical location and not interact with this person.

I am very happy to say I will be teaching at a different school next year.  I am also very excited because I am going back in the classroom and will be teaching 2nd grade.  I am a little stressed because I am also grade level chair at a new school (I have the most experience on the grade level), am the inclusion class, and also will be teaching a hybrid class.  It's a lot.  But it will be fine.

I'm hoping if I give myself some topics to specifically talk about, then maybe I will be forced to come back and write more.  So I'll explain about the hybrid class another time. *Fingers crossed.*