Hallelujah, it's never too late to learn....

It's been a while since my last post, but I've been busy with my new job. I was a para at an elementary school in a neighboring town last year, but took this past fall off to focus on family. Then, near the end of December, an ad appeared for an aide position locally. I applied, but didn't get the job :(
But, I was offered the aide position of the gal who did get the advertised position, as they were promoting from within.

At first I was a little scared; I was to be in 5th and 6th grade math classes. Yes, I graduated from high school and yes, I have a BA in Archaeology from a reputable college. But anyone who knows me knows that a series of unfortunate events in my youth left me believing that I am a math idiot. But I have been given a second chance...

Standing in the back of these classes I have learned (or re-learned) how to find percentages, fractions, and decimals. I have discovered the beauty and logic in geometric shapes, which I did not see in 10th grade when I was doing (or failing to do) "proofs". I can solve for "n", which escaped my grasp in 9th grade algebra. I now know how to slide, reflect, and rotate images on a grid. Did you know that "of" means multiply? I didn't, but I do now! I feel reborn. I look forward to each day, and to the concepts I will, finally, grasp.

As far as I'm concerned, that's the most beautiful part of being in the educational field; as you help others learn, you learn so much more yourself.