Mission Statement

I have started this blog for the same reason most people start blogs. I want to tell my story. I may be slightly bias, but teaching is an incredibly eventful occupation. I may not be licenced and I may not be getting paid yet, but teaching is what I know I want to do, and everyday is a new adventure as I work through this last step of becoming a "real" teacher.



I am told on a regular basis that I am crazy for wanting to teach, especially because I want to teach high school. Teenagers can be overly emotional, volatile, disrespectful balls of hormones. It takes special people to educate them. Special people who care enough to try and be that positive influence to that young person who feels everybody has given up on them. Special people who will use their passion and energy to make a positive difference in the lives of the young people, leaders of tomorrow. Don't get me wrong. I am not saying I am incredible...not yet anyway ;o) But I am working towards being one of those special people.

Last semester the course work I did made me really think about some important stuff. Do I really want to be a teacher? Why do I really want to be a teacher? What kind of teacher do I want to be? I have answers for those:
Yes, I really want to be a teacher. I want to be a teacher so I can make a difference in the lives of young people. I want to be a teacher so that I can share my knowledge with them because knowledge is power and education is the great equalizer. I want to be the kind of teacher that someone looks back on later in life and says, in a positive sense, "She is the reason I am who I am today. She made me feel like I was worth something. She showed me I could do anything I put my mind to."

There have been many influences in my life who have contributed to my decision to be a teacher. They have been both family members and teachers. The support of my friends and family in this endeavor and the guidance of God are the only things that have gotten me this far. Now that the end it so close I can almost taste it, I am filled with a mixture of excitement and determination. Follow me, if you wish, on this journey through what could be the most exciting semester of my educational career. I promise you will never be bored!