Go Towson! First day of Preschool!

Omg!!! As much as I often heard last year that my second year of teaching will be much better, I never believed it to be true as much as it seemed the first day of school yesterday. I felt much more confident in behavior management and had a toolbox of songs and activities to use. It was so great seeing my former students. Most of them ran up to me and thought that they were still in my class, however I had to remind them that they were in Pre-k now. Their parents were happy to see me as well. I have the most amazing students this year in Towson University (our class name). Most of them already know many of their letters and left their parents without any detachment concerns. My co-teacher and I also work really well together. She is so sweet and is very nurturing as I am with the children. The first day of school was a success and I left feeling enthusiastic and blissful. Today, however was a bit of a setback. The day started very well. I led morning meeting and transitioned the students into class very well. Everything was going well until I had a student concern in which I called for support. This particular student was elbowing another students and was aggressively intimidating other students and defiantly saying no to me and my co-teacher. That is when I made the mistake of calling my instructional coach who seems to have the perfect answer for everything and everyone and insists on correcting the teacher rather than the child. As she is asking about why my students are not sitting with their legs crossed, the student of concern has moved from where she put him and goes back to hitting the student again. I become annoyed, anxious, and overall frustrated with her response in which she shifts from this student to her feedback on the rest of my class. I have decided that today will be the last day that I call for support. I will do a much better job of seeking other resources first and reflecting and refining my own practice before calling her. It seems extreme but given the nature of consitent lack of support and critique of teachers that she gives, it is more healthy for me to respect her as an authority figure and role as an administrator but not to agree with her support methods and leave it at that. Our relationship will be one in which I show respect but stand my ground when it comes to my classroom and students.
On another note, I love the other people I work with especially my grade level team. I want to really invest time in building relationships with them and of course my wonderful students. Despite this set back today, I am already looking at ways to support the student with the challenging behavior and will continue to use personal reflection to improve. However, I will not neglect to celebrate my accomplishments, passion, and dedication to my student because I know within how far I have come from my first year and I will not let anyone take that confidence away from me! I will be a great teacher not because of myself, but because of the God that I serve and the heart he has given me to make a difference in lives of others so I rest on the principle of less of me and more of Him! God bless everyone and I hope that you may also prosperous in your field, job, and purpose in life! Work to please God and not others! I know easier said then done but its true, I personally drive myself crazy by filtering everything I do to meet others expectations but for most people we will never be good enough so always let God affirm your value and not others!