Student teaching isn't for the faint of heart. My daily schedule is get up, go to school, teach 4th graders and observe my awesome cooperating teacher, come home, go straight to the restroom (It's true! I get 1 bathroom break at lunch if I'm lucky :)), take a 30 min nap, go to work, come home, take shower, watch Netflix in bed, go to sleep (at or before 10. Yes! I'm an old lady!) and the process begins again the next morning. Somewhere in between that, I have to do my homework for my student teaching classes and do my lesson plans to teach. It's a crazy mess, but I wouldn't trade it for the world!
God has taught me over the past three weeks that choosing his plan over mine will always bring me more joy. I fought for so long against being a teacher. The number of times I changed my major is proof. I was raised in the teaching world and wanted no part of it. There is a reason that God is having me continue the profession my other family members have chosen as well. My kiddos bring me so much joy and I have seen the joy the bring my family. When I am teaching something and I have a student finally get it, it's the best feeling in the world! The education world is where I want to be and where I believe God has placed me. I cannot wait to see what God has in store for the next three weeks and beyond.
