Winter Wonderland

I live in Texas where is a like a desert, we ride horses, and wear boots. Kinda. I live in the panhandle so we do have a lot of people that wear boots... and people do ride horses (in parades).

Moving on... we usually get snow maybe once a year. It never fails that we get it during spring break in March. HOWEVER 2009 is knocking us for a loop down here. Today it is SNOWING! This is the second time in a week! This year we had our first white Christmas since 2002. I love snow... epecially since I get to be at home today.

I hope everyone has a wonderful new year! Happy 2010!

Fears

As student teaching is fast approaching, I have been thinking a LOT. When I am in the classroom for short periods of time, I think, "I can do this!" I feel pumped about it for a few days and then I worry.

What am I doing? Am I going to fail? How many kids lives will I ruin? Am I patient enough? Those are the questions I ask myself daily.

I want to teach because I want to inspire. Kids are our future and I'm sorry... I don't want a crappy future. I want to motivate children to push themselves to do their best, to want to learn, and to enjoy learning. I'm worried I won't be able to do that.

I won't want to be a deer in the head lights when I start my career. I know my stuff... I've made A's in all my classes... passed one of my certification tests (the second comes in May)... but am I ready? I mean, anyone can study and pass a test... am I really ready for the classroom?

Redo

I have trouble posting... mainly because nothing interesting happpens.

Well... someone recently told me I should start blogging because my life was about to change. How? I start student teaching next semester... on my birthday. So I am starting over.

As I start a new chapter in my education, I will blog about it.

Wish me luck!