A Farewell to #Oklaed

What a crazy year and a half it has been...

December 2014 I had just finished student teaching, graduated from South Dakota State, and moved 700 miles south to Oklahoma.

I never imagined I would start my career teaching middle schoolers after working in a high school for student teaching. Now, I don't think I could ever go back. There's never a dull moment, so much fun to be had, and kids who are still thrilled to be at school every day. Wherever I wind up, I'd take my kids with me in a heartbeat, no questions asked.

The people I have meet through my time with the Enid district, EdCamps, and everywhere else have been phenomenal.

I've learned about my strengths and weaknesses as a teacher, what not to do in just about every situation, how to build a professional network, and after a few stressful days and sleepless nights that I still made one of the best decisions of my life to enter that classroom.

I just wanted to say thanks to #oklaed. Y'all have been great over the last year and a half. My fiance and I are moving to Minnesota this summer. We've thought long and hard about this decision. Now is the best time for us to move closer to friends and family.

Thanks #oklaed,

Andy