West Point Warriors

I have been working now for a just about two months. The haze of the summer and my former job have finally worn off.
Here are my thoughts.
I don't miss the commute one bit. I can get to the school in about 12-15 minutes without speeding. Which is about 3-4 songs on the radio.
I have decided that I needed a change from at-risk to regular kids. It has been refreshing. You can only do the other for so long without becoming cynical and burned out. Luckily I never got to that stage, but I was getting closer to being burned out.
I thought I would miss things more than I really have. I did the first week--before we got students--but as soon as we got them, it was just like teaching.
I enjoy what I do. I am not perfect at it, but I am good with people, which makes up for my teaching deficiencies.
Davis district is a lot different, but more efficient and cozier. The first day I received my user log in and email, a task that can take Granite weeks, even months.
Matheson had a warm family feel to its staff, West Point does too. But the biggest difference is that at Matheson there were only 10 guys on staff and really only a couple my age. At WP there are about 20 guys within 5-10 years of my age. That has been real nice.
WP is more affluent. Case in point-I can assign homework do be done on the internet and I don't worry, save for a few kids who have to go to the library, about it getting done. Within a week of putting up my website I had 250+ hits.
Kids are kids no matter where you are. Teenagers don't change a whole lot--I get less attitude from these kids, but then again, I am not doing at risk.
Sports are done differently. No sports are done at the same time. In other words when boys bball is going, girls is not. I like that a lot better, plus the SBO's and cheerleaders go to every game to give support. I like that too.
At Matheson we had a couple lame shirts we could wear. At WP there are about 10 different styles, meaning there are at least a few I like.
Lunch duty is a breeze, at Matheson I was harrasing kids to clean up all the time, at WP they just do it like they should.
I wouldn't really say one is better than the other, they are both jobs, and can be stressful at times. I miss the relationship I had with the at risk kids, it is something that can't be duplicated. It is easier to teach at WP but I am not sure it is more rewarding. It is less stressful though. In other words it is different, not better or even worse, just different. But I do like the change, Change is good.