Dec 12 2008
Accomplishment
I’m really proud of myself. I’m official going to graduate a week from today. Cheryl came and did her last observation today and she returned my satisfactory work sample. It just doesn’t get better than this. It really hit me today and I started to cry on the way home. This whole thing wasn’t easy for me. I’m not crazy smart and school doesn’t come easy for me. I really had to work hard for this and it means a lot to me. I started this program with a very, probably not healthy, level of anxiety. In the beginning the idea of teaching and being the center of attention terrified me. Sometimes I wondered why I decided that being a teacher was a good idea. But I’m so glad that I stuck with it and pushed through the fear, anxiety and self-doubt. I could not have imagined the joy and fulfillment that comes from teaching. Cheryl asked me what my favorite part of student teaching was and I said that forming real relationships with students was. I didn’t go into teaching because I love kids. But now I do.
Sara
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I don’t care what anybody says, it’s all about relationships. Right on Sara! It doesn’t even seem like it could be possible to teach without them. It would just be another job if not for the power of relationships. They mean a lot to us, but it blows my mind how much we mean to them. Crazy stuff.
ps…I heard there might be an opening in English at Roseburg High if you don’t already have something lined up for next year…
I am really proud of you, Sara. And I’m glad you’re proud of yourself–you’ve completely kicked ass. And the good news is that you’re going to keep kicking ass for a very very long time.
