The first session was much more than I ever expected. Teaching is a second career for me, and I have been teaching now for nine years. I can remember my first day of school as if it was yesterday and I can tell you this, if it had not been for Emma Johnson and Harriet Robinson I probably would have walked out that first day. They took me under their wing before school started that year and they became not only a mentor but a friend, a protector, my life line and I love them both dearly. I can only pray that I can be as good as they were to me. My mentee is the art teacher and she and I already have a good relationship and I hope now that I can be her life line. The information I received on the first session is priceless and I know she will find ways to incorporate this information in her classes. I am so thankful that I was chosen to participate in this program. I pray I will become the mentor that every new teacher needs. I still remember that first day of school........