I have become the student

Today I started ART ED 208. A step towards certification in the professional field of art instruction. I am currently teaching K-8th grades and just struggled yesterday with classroom management so it is on the forefront of my thoughts. A procedural issue I am sure that started out as the random entrance the students made. Starting off on the wrong foot. The trenches. What I learned so far this school year that even though the behaviors or volumes are not ideal, the children are still grasping the lesson. They are still creating. They are learning about artists and techniques. They are having a life experience. What's probably most important to keep in perspective is that there will always be things that may seem less than ideal, but our attitude and reaction to them needs to be fluid. Positivity flows and grows, negativity is rigid and stays stagnant.