Happy Mardi Gras!
Well, Happy Fat Tuesday all and I hope that you have gotten your beads and celebrating the New Orleans tradition! I actually did not even know that this was the right day until I stepped in Alliot today and they were selling the beads for the Katrina Fund. I, of course, bought some beads so that I could create a good cause and also wear some sweet beads for the day. I am quite excited to be wearing them and I have gotten some great comments so far. However, this blog is not about celebrating the day of Mardi Gras but to talk to you about how I know that I want to be a teacher. The reason is because I have really been questioning whether I want to be a teacher or not because of the amount of work I have been having to do.
For one, I knew that college was going to be a lot of work and everyone feels that. I guess that fort he first two years of college my work load was not that significant. I did not really have to spend that much time doing homework for me to get a good grade. I was finding ways of getting by without having to do a ton of work and then I was able to spend a lot of time with my friends. With last semester it felt as if I was spending so many hours doing education work, writing papers, creating lesson plans, and spending a lot of time in the classroom. I always considered all the work career development and thinking of how beneficial all the work was for me. Yet, I was getting overwhelmed and extremely stressed out. I can remember countless times that I would do relaxing exercises or talk to one of my friends to vent. But today while in the classroom I was talking to one of my students and was thinking about how wonderful this is and how I want to be a teacher no matter what.
For that moment or even while I am teaching a lesson to the class all of my worries and fears about the work I have to do for teaching slips away. For that time in the classroom and I extremely happy with what I am doing and dreaming of the one day when I become a teacher. I just feel as if I am called to be a teacher and I can not wait to be one. Then there is the subtle reassurance that when I am actually a teacher, there will be no homework that I have to do for a class. There is going to be only me having to design lessons and tests with the standards for the state. I will not have to worry about anything but my students and making sure that they succeed. It is then that life is going to be good and I will be doing what it is that I feel so dedicated and passionate about. I know that I want to be a teacher and I can not wait for the time that I have my own classroom.
I am actually in two different local middle schools this semester eleven hours a week. Although I am waking up at 6:30 in the morning four days a week it is worth it. Yeah, I kind of feel old because I am going to bed by 11 and feeling tired after dinner, it is all good. This is what I want to do for the rest of my life and thus this is pretty good practice of what life is going to be like. And to be completely honest with you, I really like it so far. I have always been a morning person and I love to be able to get up early and enjoy the entire day. So this life is pretty good so far and the semester is off to a good start. I can not believe that in about three weeks we will be half way through the semester, but that is quite alright. I would really like the summer to begin so I can make a lot of money and have a great summer!
Much love,
Yeshua (Joshua)
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