Going Down a Different Path

"Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin

I'm headed down a new path. A path that I should have went down 2 1/2 years ago. For as long as I can remember I've always wanted to be a teacher, it's in my blood, I have 3 aunts in the education field, one of which has already retired; also my cousin is a math teacher and 2 other cousins who have their teaching certifications as well. 

Looking back on the teachers that were picked for me to have each year, I can honestly say I was put in "the best" teacher rooms. From all the things that I've learned and can remember through the years I was always called the "teacher pet" but really it wasn't that it was just I was in training for my future, my future as a teacher. 

I've been using www.pinterest.com to get ideas for projects, organization of the classroom and misc. things for friends of mine that are teachers. I can say people have invented some neat stuff to help them stay organized or just stay on top of things in their classroom. Which has shown me that I'm just getting ideas for my own classroom.

As I start down this new path, I want to remember my teachers that I had in the past and remember all the things that I learned from them. I want to be the best teacher I can be to my future students and hope that one day they remember the things that I did for their learning and just to be the best teacher I can be. 

As I start down this path of becoming a certified teacher, it scares me a little. I know I can do this, but I will have 20 to 25 students in my class that I'm responsible for their learning. As one of my teacher friends told me, I have more experience in the classroom than she did going in her first year. I worked for an elementary school for three years; substituting, office aide and misc things that helped me learn the ins and outs of a school.

Join me and my journey to becoming a teacher and the journey of actually being a teacher.