Being a teacher is my future, and I cannot wait! It makes for an interesting and exciting time in college. Here are 8 things that all future teaches can relate to!
1. TEACHER CLOTHES
The dresses, the skirts, the special blouses with anchors, polka dots, etc. All education majors know that these are the clothes that you can't wait to buy more of. I already have plenty of them, but I just can't wait for the opportunity to get more!
2. The passion you have for working with children
The excitement you feel when you know you'll get to be in a classroom , helping with kids. It's an indescribable feeling, one that you can only experience when you are in the classroom.
3. The enthusiasm you feel when buying new school supplies
It's actually a bit of an obsession. Seeing the "Back to School" bins at Walmart make you smile from ear to ear, and you nerd out about it in only the way that a teacher can. It's the most wonderful time of the year!
4. You've heard the word "Pedagogy" more times than you can count.
Enough said. You've heard it a million times from your professors. Now you use it effortlessly in a sentence when explaining what your undergrad classes consist of.
5. Classroom observations
Being assigned to a new school for a semester of observations brings you so much joy. You're both nervous and excited, but ready to see another classroom in action. Getting 10 hours is nothing when you're ready to see an amazing teacher working with great kids!
6. Looking forward to making a positive impact
Something special that teachers get the opportunity to experience. You know that you will play a vital role in the lives of all the students that you teach. You're teaching the future of America!
7. A Pinterest board for your future classroom
You've been planning it since the day you became an education major. You're already thinking of what you'll hang on your walls, what colors there will be, and what the theme of your classroom is gonna be. It's definitely going to make for a magical moment.
8. The countless number of times you have been told you won't make much money
After about the third time... It definitely gets old. That's usually the second or third thing you are told after being asked, "What grade do you want to teach?" We get it, teacher's don't make much money, but that's not what we are looking for in our job. We are looking for the "Aha" moment when the light bulb goes off in a child's mind, because something we said stuck with them, and they got it. For the impact we are making in a child's life. For the happiness we have in our hearts for every student we have the chance to have in class. That's what makes it well worth it.
