An Inward Look

Hello to Everyone.
Wow! It is hard to believe there is a week left of our placement and so much to talk about. I am anxious to get back to the classroom and hear everyone's stories. I have to say, it is good it did not come earlier though. I have really struggled with this placement. Sometimes we hear about these placements that are not ideal. The teacher doesn't want them there, the students hate them, and so on. I never imagined that I would have such a classroom until my first day when I was directed to my seat in the back of the room. I sat there, ready to jump up and interact at any point. That didn't happen the first day, or the second, or the third. I finally got frustrated and jumped up without an invitation to do so. The classroom is not actually an English classroom. It is a class that gives students time to work on their senior graduation projects. I tell you all of this because it has been a struggle and a triumph. This semester I have come to the realization that I love to teach for the sake of teaching and that if one placement can rock me, I may be in the wrong program.

I am pretty thankful that I got a cold over Thanksgiving break. I was running a fever and had to miss on Tuesday and spent the rest of the week thinking about what I can do differently with this last week. I plan to go in with my running shoes laced up and ready to take on as much as I can in the time left. Whatever that means, I will be glad for the opportunity. I am really thankful for the post of a fellow classmate that had a rough experience. He handled it like a gentleman and a professional. He reminded me why we are all here- to teach. Thanks to everyone for sharing your experiences. See ya in a week.```````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````