I am always determined to make every year an amazing one. I mean who wouldn’t want a year full of adventure, memories, good times, and life changing events?! I don’t buy into the whole “the world is going to end in 2012” nonsense and I would be quite upset if it did because I have a lot on my list that I would like to achieve before the world comes to an end.
With that being said, this year is going to consist of one major life changing event for myself; student-teaching. I have exactly {214} days until I am in a classroom full of students. I have been working towards that moment for the last four years and whether I am ready or not, it’s coming. I have been given an amazing foundation by my teachers at PVCC and NAU, along with many mentor teachers who are currently in the classroom. Their advice and knowledge will be forever in the back of my head and serve as my “teacher guide”. However, even with the knowledge, advice, and strong foundation that I have, I know I will encounter many experiences that I will need to face on my own. I am full of mixed emotions: happy, nervous, scared, and excited. Thankfully, one of my professors this past semester {who is a PHENOMENAL instructor} reassured us that if we are nervous, it is a good thing. Being nervous means that we are going to do whatever it takes to make sure our students succeed and that we CARE…it’s the ones who aren’t nervous that he worries about.
“The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.”
~ William Arthur Ward
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