[Juiceboxes]

My family, friends, and even some staff have been surprised at the seemingly unfair class roster. This is where I say politics and her high places friends comes into play. The chair of our school board is her best friend. Admin loves and adores her. I struggled with some resentment and mistrust of admin over the "unfairness" of it all. However, that negativity didn't serve any good purpose. By Thanksgiving I just decided to accept it and focus on me and my kids and us improving. On the plus side, I was given some major challenges and I learned to work through them. I believe the experience has made me a better teacher and colleague; I'm hyper aware now of being sure to be helpful and open with my best ideas and resources as to not make anyone else feel as I do. Again, thank you to everyone for empathizing.