To start, I have to admit I was feeling apprehensive before
entering my new classroom and meeting my CT.
That lasted for maybe 60 seconds of a conversation with my new CT, and then
any negative feeling I had about the situation evaporated. She is so enthusiastic and bubbly that she
makes it nearly impossible to think any other way but positively. Not only that but after just a couple of days
of observing her run her classroom, she has inspired me to add to my list of
goals.
Of course I want to be the best student teacher/professional
teacher I can possibly be. That goal has
remained unchanging since the day I decided to make this my degree; however, my
CT has already changed in two days of observation what I thought to be a great
teacher. A great teacher not only teaches
effectively, but he/she makes his/her students genuinely happy and excited to
be in the classroom. So, this is my first goal:
I want to make my students laugh while they learn during my student
teaching.
My next goal—My GPA will be a 3.5 or higher. I have proven to myself that it is possible
for me to do this, so I would only be selling myself short if I didn’t make
that happen this semester.
My third goal could quite possibly be the most challenging I
set for myself this semester. DO NOT
STRESS OUT. A little bit of stress is
healthy and maybe even necessary, but we all know as college students with
jobs, families, and heavy course loads that a little bit of stress isn’t what
we’re dealing with here. I am hoping to
find a couple stress management techniques that work this semester. I will get back to you on what technique
works for me this semester. As of right
now, having a mindset that only allows me to take it a day at a time is working
pretty well.
The above goals are without a doubt on the top of my
priority list; however, I have one goal that out shines them all. Last goal-- I will keep my priorities in
line. YES, I want to be the BEST student
teacher I can possibly be. YES, I want to be the BEST student I can be. And NO,
I don’t want my stress levels to turn me into a crazy person that no one likes. But most importantly, my last goal is to not
forget for a second what is most important in my life—my family. They come first always. This is as simple as having a paper to work
on but setting it aside for another day so that I can take my daughter to the
park. I want nothing more than to have a
successful semester within my classroom and in my WSU courses, but none of that
even matters if my family isn’t happy and healthy.
So friends, I know that I said the goal above was my last,
but I was lying. My last goal is this—as
we are working our butts off together this semester, we will have fun and make
friends in the process! I guess that
would be considered a “group” goal, but you catch my drift.
