So, as much as I have loved my job during the school year the time has finally come......my contract is ending at the end of the week. It has been such an amazing experience, and I think the perfect job to get my feet wet in this profession.
Not only will I miss having a regular job, I will most of all miss being able to see the children every day. I have built so many relationships with them, not seeing and talking to them everyday will definitely be hard.
This job has taught me so much about becoming the teacher I want to become, I will for sure take my experiences with me into any job I have in the future. I am so grateful that the principal I work with gave me the opportunity, it is always nice to work for someone who believes you can do truly great things with students.
It will be a very bittersweet moment.......
Saturday, April 14, 2012
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Time to Job Hunt.....
Well, the time is back....the time for me to start job hunting for next year. Job hunting is always a stressful time, and all I can do is hope that something positive will come out of this time. I just hope that in this month I am able to do what I need to, including relaxing, and can only hope a full time job is the result.
So please wish me luck in this new journey.....it will be an interesting one for sure!!
So please wish me luck in this new journey.....it will be an interesting one for sure!!
Monday, February 27, 2012
A Profound Thought To Make It Through Hard Times.....
Don't get me wrong, I love the part time position I have been able to have during this school year. However, I have had some times where I wonder if I am really making as much of a difference as I have originally imagined. Then, I received this email from a wonderful person who thought about me and sent me something that really helped me realize that whatever I am doing is making a difference in these young kids!!!!
Dinner guests were sitting around a table discussing life. One man, a CEO, decided to explain the problem with education. He argued, "What's a kid going to learn from someone who decided their best option in life was to become a teacher?"
To stress his point he said to another guest, "You're a teacher. Be honest. What do you make?"
The teacher, who had a reputation for honesty and frankness replied, "You want to know what I make?"
"Well, I make kids work harder than they ever thought they could. I make kids sit through 40 minutes of class time when their parents can't make them sit for 5 without an iPod, Game Cube, or movie rental. You want to know what I make? I make kids wonder. I make them question. I make them apologize and mean it. I make them have respect and take responsibility for their actions.
I teach them to write and them I make them write. Keyboarding isn't everything. I make them read, read, read. I make them show all their work in math. They use their God given brain, not the man-made calculator. I make my students from other countries learn everything they need to about English while preserving their unique cultural identity.
I make my classroom a place where all my students feel safe. Finally, I make them understand that if they use the gifts they were given, work hard, and follow their hearts, they can succeed in life.
Then when people try to judge me by what I make, with me knowing money isn't everything, I can hold my head up high and pay no attention because they are ignorant. You want to know what I make? I make a DIFFERENCE.
What do you make Mr. CEO?"
His jaw dropped, her went silent.
Teaching is....the profession that makes all other professions possible!!!
So I thank the person thoughtful enough to show me that even the smallest bit of teaching I am doing, stressful or not, is and will always live up to my expectations of what I have wanted to do since I was a little girl!!
Dinner guests were sitting around a table discussing life. One man, a CEO, decided to explain the problem with education. He argued, "What's a kid going to learn from someone who decided their best option in life was to become a teacher?"
To stress his point he said to another guest, "You're a teacher. Be honest. What do you make?"
The teacher, who had a reputation for honesty and frankness replied, "You want to know what I make?"
"Well, I make kids work harder than they ever thought they could. I make kids sit through 40 minutes of class time when their parents can't make them sit for 5 without an iPod, Game Cube, or movie rental. You want to know what I make? I make kids wonder. I make them question. I make them apologize and mean it. I make them have respect and take responsibility for their actions.
I teach them to write and them I make them write. Keyboarding isn't everything. I make them read, read, read. I make them show all their work in math. They use their God given brain, not the man-made calculator. I make my students from other countries learn everything they need to about English while preserving their unique cultural identity.
I make my classroom a place where all my students feel safe. Finally, I make them understand that if they use the gifts they were given, work hard, and follow their hearts, they can succeed in life.
Then when people try to judge me by what I make, with me knowing money isn't everything, I can hold my head up high and pay no attention because they are ignorant. You want to know what I make? I make a DIFFERENCE.
What do you make Mr. CEO?"
His jaw dropped, her went silent.
Teaching is....the profession that makes all other professions possible!!!
So I thank the person thoughtful enough to show me that even the smallest bit of teaching I am doing, stressful or not, is and will always live up to my expectations of what I have wanted to do since I was a little girl!!
Sunday, June 26, 2011
Last Day of Credential Program
Well, it has been a long and stressful year but I have completed the Fresno Pacific Teaching Credential Program. This experience has been a roller coaster, lots of stress, tears, laughs, and fun along the way.
Now it is time for the hard part, entering the real world and starting my career. Although I am excited to be done and have a teaching credential, it is extremely nerve-racking to enter the world of districts and schools in this economy.
Now all I can do is keep my head up and do my best to get any job within the education field, it will take time. So now just relax as much as possible since there is no more school to stress over!!!
Now it is time for the hard part, entering the real world and starting my career. Although I am excited to be done and have a teaching credential, it is extremely nerve-racking to enter the world of districts and schools in this economy.
Now all I can do is keep my head up and do my best to get any job within the education field, it will take time. So now just relax as much as possible since there is no more school to stress over!!!
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