Feelings on Ed. 115

Well, tomorrow will be my first experience in the classroom. I guess I have been experiencing a lot of different feelings. First of all, I have been extremely excited. Being a teacher is my dream job! I have always wanted to be a teacher, so of course I would be very excited.

I am also very nervous. I will be spending the next three weeks with a complete stranger. I have been conversing with her, and I like her already, but I am still a bit nervous. I am also nervous about the type of "assistant" I am going to be. I don't want to be too forward, and come off as a know-it-all, but I don't want to come off too shy either. I want to present myself in the best, most professional way possible.

While I am feeling very nervous, I also feel somewhat confident. My mother is a fourth grade teacher, so I have a lot of experience working in the classroom. I have helped her with lessons, given spelling tests, corrected papers, put up bulletin boards, and many other "teacher tasks." I feel that this makes me a little more comfortable with the whole situation. At the same time, I don't want to get too over-confident, because I know that will end up making my experience less rewarding.

All in all, I am very excited to begin this new endeavor. Good luck to everyone!

:) Hilary