As A Future Teacher...
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As A Future Teacher...

Everyday I think about what my career is going to be like.

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As A Future Teacher...
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Essentially, every future educator thinks of a lot of things. Whether it's their future classroom, students or teaching philosophy, we all have one thing in common: we're incredibly excited.

Here are some thoughts from a future teacher herself.

1. I'm getting paid to do something I've loved my whole life?! Score!


Helping people and enabling them to make the world a better place is my job now?! The excitement is way too real.

2. What kind of teacher outfits am I going to buy?


For future educators, this is pretty exciting. Clothes are a great form of self-expression, and wearing blazers with A-line skirts to work is something to look forward to. For all of us ladies going into education, we can only hope to look as good as #teacherbae.


3. How am I going to decorate my classroom?


Do I let my OCD side take over and make everything match, or do I let my students join in and help too?


4. What if my students don't like me?


We've all had that really crappy teacher that makes us dread going to class, and even school. What if we end up like them?


5. I am officially giving away my right to cuss on the internet.


Everyone has freedom of speech... unless you're a teacher. Our future career is held up to such a high standard that we can't even say "hell" without feeling the tiniest bit of guilt.


6. Grocery shopping is about to be really weird.


Remember when you used to see your teacher at Walmart when you were a kid and thought it was really weird? The tables have turned.


7. Having summers off is about to be stellar.


And even if they implement year-round school, hopefully, we'll still be able to have three months off. (Even though we all know we're going to be doing lesson plans and workshops during that time.)


8. I hope I'm as good as my favorite teacher was.


All of us have that teacher that changed everything. Mine was my sophomore English teacher, who I consider a mentor and my biggest role model. Every time I walk into a classroom, I think about what she would do.


And of course I had to throw in a Taylor Mali poem; no one explains what an amazing teacher does better.


9. I really hope that I can make a change.


If I can't change the entirety of the world, that's okay; as long as I make a difference in at least one of my student's lives, that's all that matters to me.


10. I can't wait to officially be a teacher.

From all the hard work of studying for Praxis, surviving my intern year and hugging my mentor teacher when I finally receive that diploma... I am so ready to start my career.

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