A Teacher Becomes a Student Again

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For most of my adult life, I've been an elementary science teacher. It was the greatest seventeen years of my life - to get down in the dirt, peer into microscopes, and ask the Earth all kinds of questions with my brilliant young scientists. But after nearly two decades in the classroom, I took a break (with my husband's blessing) to do as my students do, and learn. 

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Thus, I become a student again. 

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As a child, I never remembered school as a fun place to be. I was often confused, bored, and lost in the shuffle of a large classroom. So from my first days as a teacher, my secret mission was to make sure my students would never find themselves in my old shoes. I spent years wanting to make sure the time students spent learning in my space would be fun, curiousity-provoking, and challenging. Now, I'm finally getting an opportunity to do that for myself. 

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This blog became a space where I would chronicle that learning journey. I named the blog Page and Spoon, believing books and food to be my only loves. But as I got further into my learning year, I started collecting new hobbies, interests, wonderings, and moments of risk-taking. Learning French for the first time in my life. Taking and editing photos. Figuring out how to ask good questions and dealing with all the inevitable failures along the way.

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It's been amazing to connect (and re-connect!) with so many friends through this blog. Whether you're a new friend or old, I'm grateful you're here! 

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         xo, Jane       

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