Where to begin? That has always seemed to be the most difficult part for me, the beginning. I want to come up with something amazing but all that comes to mind is the very cliché, "Hi my name is Jackie and I want to be an English teacher" I guess that will have to do for now.
I have worked for the past 3.5 years to achieve my goals (getting my teaching credential and BA in English) and after the long hard road I can finally see the end- graduation in MAY! And after that eventful day passes I will be thrown into the world, expected to fend for myself-- I will only be 22. I suppose that is what scares me the most about teaching- the beginning: writing my first resume, going on my first real job interview, waiting to see who will take me and what is available. Once I start teaching I'm confident that I will be able to figure out whatever comes my way because I will be in control of my actions, my response to a given situation, and my choices; but the path to getting there is filled with uncertainties that I have no control over. Oddly enough, however, the uncertainties that come with teaching, the juggling of 200 different personalities throughout the course of any given school day, the technological breakdowns, the weird bell schedules, are what excite me the most about my choice of profession. I believe, ironically enough, that the most fulfilling and rewarding experiences in life are those that present the greatest challenges. I believe that through teaching, through helping the students in my class grow and see their own potential-- or (to be less ideological) at least learn that they can make it, that they can get by, that I will continue to grow as well, and hopeful one day become a capable and strong adult.
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- This blog initially started as a technology assignment for one of my writing classes in college, and now that I am a teacher with a full load, 2 Lit. classes, 2 writing classes, a math class and 3 technology classes, I decided that my former class assignment could become my place to vent frustrations and write about my trials and tribulations as a fairly new teacher. Enjoy!
2 comments:
Hi Jackie,
Thanks for your comments. It's good to see you in class again. I admire you as well for knowing exactly what you want and going out and getting it. I also admire the fact that you are already coaching and student teaching and are well on your way to achieving your goals. You go girl!! (I don't think I have ever used that expression before!) I have had a lot more time to do other things in my life! I am lucky though to be starting a new career. I can’t wait to graduate and get all the unpleasant stuff out of the way and start teaching. I am also doing the drama workshop again this summer and this time they have asked me to direct a play on my own. I am really excited about that! Anyway, I hope this semester is a good one for you! Happy blogging to you too!!
Hello jackie,
I read your blog, and you are right- the beginning is always hard. I am just as excited as you are about teaching, but I also have the same reservations, including the fact that I will only be 22 years old when I am trying to enter the exciting yet overwhelming world of education. I acan only hope that CSUN has prepared me enough, and that I have prepared myself enough. I envy the fact that you are already coaching and already student teaching. We are so close to graduation (I too am graduating in may) and although we are coming to an end in our degree- we are coming into a new beginnning- and I am sure we are all fully prepared to enter the real world of job interviews!
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