Attacks

Recently I made the decision to move the grade level that I am teaching next year. I spoke with the principal and the day it became official that this change was going to happen, attacks started. I prayed over this for months before I made it known and I find it interesting that the day it became official things started happening that solidified that decision. I feel like Satan is attacking me and trying to stop me from teaching and I know that in the end this is what God has called me to do. Everyday I love seeing these children and helping them gain the knowledge that they need to learn. I have never loved something so much. I have not called in sick one day this entire school year. I have taken days off for various reasons but they have all been planned in advance. And to be attacked because a student is upset for being punished for something they did really upsets me. What happened to the days when we were in school and our parents believed if we got punished then we indeed did something. They talked to the teacher and got their story before making a rash decision. Nobody blamed teachers for all of their child's problems and I find it ridiculous that so many parents nowadays make all these excuses for their children. But I put a brave face on and I drive forward because I know that the children are a product of their environment. And they are just doing what they have been taught to do their entire lives.