Teacher blogging journey begins...

Welcome to my first ever education blog. Twitter, my husband (Jacques) http://mrdhistoryteacher.blogspot.com.au/ and a few other sources have inspired me to blog about my thoughts and interactions with education and teaching.

Towards the end of 2010 my hubby was offered his very first teaching position at Riverside Christian College - http://www.riverside.qld.edu.au/. He just finished his post graduate studies and I was about to go off on maternity leave. He had no idea what the journey would hold. It meant a move from Brisbane to Maryborough with a two week old baby, it meant no friends, no internet access (it took a good 3 months before we had internet access at home) and a new job (for both of us - me as a mum, him as a dad and a beginning teacher). It was not easy to be faced with so many changes all at once, but as they say, 'challenge accepted!' 

2011 was a tough year for me emotionally. I never knew that a tiny little person could be so demanding, but it did allow me to watch my husband transform, from a chrysalis into a butterfly. What has been so noticeable is his passion for history and his love for e-learning and its importance in the educational setting. Watching his fire, his passion, his love has led me on my own journey, to re-evaluate my own teaching philosophy and to start thinking about my experiences as a teacher over the past decade or so. To those who have mentored him, challenged him and inspired him, I am grateful for your input in our lives. It has allowed me to learn as well and I feel inspired to look back over my experiences and start making sense of them and to be challenged to improve and shake things up a bit. 

I would love for you to journey with me. I have no idea where this is going, a mystery trip, that is all I can offer you right now. Join me on a journey of discovery, living up to the mantra 'lifelong learner.'