My visit to the middle school today was a very educational experience. I had the opportunity to visit with the classroom teacher about her educational experiences and ideologies regarding education. Mrs. Anderson recalled her first day of teaching middle school science and thinking to herself as the students came through the door, "What the heck did I get myself in to." She recounted the lesson planning her first year and the times she felt overwhelmed, as well as the immense amount of learning that took place.
Mrs. Anderson also discussed with me the skill every teacher must possess: the ability to act. Teachers must act like they are excited to be at school even on the days they would rather be elsewhere, they must act like they like all of the students, even those who challenge them daily, and they must act like the person they hope their students will become. Mrs. Anderson told me that there are days that she loves her job, days she wonders why she is a teacher, days where she comes to school and loves her job and leaves feeling differently, and days where she comes and isn't excited to be there, but by the end of the day, she leaves loving her job because of the people she works with and the students she teaches. By the end of our conversation, it was clear how passionate she was about her work and about making a positive impact in the lives of her students.
I left the middle school today with a renewed excitement for my upcoming career and an appreciation for the honest advice and conversation I had with Mrs. Anderson.
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