I am a teacher. I am a wife. I am a mother. I am a

I am a teacher. I am a wife. I am a mother. I am a daughter. I am a cousin. However, I'm also a human being.

As I come upon my eight year of teaching, I hope that I can use everything that I have learned to teach my students and to be the best mom, wife, daughter and cousin that I can be.

I am not perfect. Who is? Both of my parents were teachers. Because of this I have always lived in the academic year. My life is governed by August through May and then the summer which is June, July and little bit of August. I spent a lot of time during my summer thinking about how I can improve as a teacher. I ask myself "what can I do to make my students were engaged?" I ask myself "how can I be a better mom and separate myself from being in teacher mode and be in the mother mode". I ask myself "how can I be a better wife to my husband and not just let work and our children rule everything I do?".

Well, here is the answer. I can't. I can't do any of those things. I can try. I can do my best. However, that is all I can give.

My goal this year is to do everything I can to help my students be better learners and better people. My goal this year is to help my daughters be better people. My goal this year is to help my husband be successful in everything that he does. My goal for myself? My goal is to just be a good person. My goal is to be a good teacher, mom, wife, cousin.

See, the thing is, I know I will make mistakes. I know I won't do everything right. However, I hope that I can do most things right. I hope that I can be successful in my adventure. That is what life is,