"What do you want to be when you grow up?" I think I've been asked that question a billion times in the past twenty years or so (that gives me two & a half years to learn how to talk & walk before contemplating such a life altering decision). I know I weighed several options in my early elementary years: ballet, USAF Blackhawk pilot, a police officer, or firefighter, but I always cherished the idea of becoming a teacher. Who doesn't want to stand up in front of a room of expectant faces & share some golden nugget of truth?
Choosing to pursue a career in education is not an easy, hands-down choice. So, you want to teach? Primary or secondary school? If primary, what grade? If secondary, what subject? Now, don't laugh at me, but my educational career choice was never a burden. I knew right away what age I wanted to teach.
I still remember Mrs. Free, my second grade teacher, asking me what I wanted to do when I grew up: "Teach high schoolers." I still remember the smile on her face, but she, & Mom & Dad, never doubted my young vision. By my freshman year of high school I knew I wanted to teach English. I had also set my heart on getting my college degree from Maranatha Baptist Bible College. Though I tweaked a few things between my freshman yeaer of high school & my freshman year of college, the core of my dream remained the same: English education at MBBC.
God made my wildest dreams come true when I moved into Weeks Dormitory in August of 2007. Four years have passed. The dream that started in second grade is almost reality. In December, I will graduate from MBBC with a certified B.S. in English Education with a minor in Dramatic Productions (a little dream God gave me while at MBBC).
So, what am I doing right now? I'm practicing real life. Which is my way of saying that I'm student teaching. I'm enjoying the final page of my undergraduate degree. God confirms my desire & passion for teaching each time I stand at the front of the classroom.
I can't wait complete practicing. Real life, here I come!
I still remember Mrs. Free, my second grade teacher, asking me what I wanted to do when I grew up: "Teach high schoolers." I still remember the smile on her face, but she, & Mom & Dad, never doubted my young vision. By my freshman year of high school I knew I wanted to teach English. I had also set my heart on getting my college degree from Maranatha Baptist Bible College. Though I tweaked a few things between my freshman yeaer of high school & my freshman year of college, the core of my dream remained the same: English education at MBBC.
God made my wildest dreams come true when I moved into Weeks Dormitory in August of 2007. Four years have passed. The dream that started in second grade is almost reality. In December, I will graduate from MBBC with a certified B.S. in English Education with a minor in Dramatic Productions (a little dream God gave me while at MBBC).
So, what am I doing right now? I'm practicing real life. Which is my way of saying that I'm student teaching. I'm enjoying the final page of my undergraduate degree. God confirms my desire & passion for teaching each time I stand at the front of the classroom.
I can't wait complete practicing. Real life, here I come!
