I owe you all a huge thank you for making what should have been a really easy decision, an incredibly difficult one. My wife got a new job in a new city, and the obvious choice is to take something in our new city. But at first, that was the last thing on my mind. I legitimately planned originally to do the long commute and stick it out through the year. I viewed it really like my first job switch, it would take a certain school to make me leave Thomasville, Northern being one of the few. It had to take a really good school to lure me away from Northern, fortunately for my family that has happened. But it still makes it difficult to leave Northern. I had really good colleagues and administrators and perhaps most importantly amazing students. And the best things that I got to hear was how I made world history interesting, and challenging and that my classroom was always a welcoming place. Those are the compliments that we as teachers live for. It's what drives me to continue to work hard to be the best teacher that I can be, it's what excites me about my new school as I know I can adapt and provide this to a new set of students. Yet it also makes it so difficult to leave the students I've bonded with over the last year and a half.
To all my former students, I wish you nothing but the best. I can't promise you that it will easy, but the most difficult step of any journey is always the first one. As your teacher, whether you like it or not, I'll always be invested in you even though I'm not there day in, day out. Please never hesitate to reach out if you ever need anything from me, and I'll be keeping up with as best that I can.
Until we see each other again,
Always,
Mr. Rowe
