Letting Go

This week has been hard as more and more staff and families find out I am leaving. Why is it that one has to leave or die before we find out how 'wonderful' we are? :o) It isn't all roses...well, maybe it is, as the thorns keep drawing blood.

One of my assistants and I had a major upheaval this week. It is somewhat settled now, but the emotions are still ragged. I do think part of it is the background of my departing soon. I understand from others' reports that my assistant has a very hard time accepting change (don't we all?). Add to that our locking horns on issues surrounding teaching strategies for transitioning a student with whom she has been 1:1 for the last 2 years. Then there were the nitty gritty teacher/assistant relationship vs. friend relationship and you can perhaps understand how emotionally drained I am this weekend.

I'm going to drown myself in the Tulip Festival and perhaps have beautiful photos to share for the next post.