I am embarking on the end to a long journey this year. Fall 2013 is the start of my "official" senior year of college. After this May, I will hopefully be a fully credited/licensed teacher (with a job by graduation). With that being said, I want to take this last year to make memories with my fellow seniors who will be graduating with me. Most of us had one class or another together over the last few years and it is exciting to be able to have colleagues to share this journey with.
I want to take the time to ask as many questions as possible from my CT. She is a "well" of knowledge, and I plan to take full advantage of that knowledge while I can. My CT is giving me so many opportunities within her classroom this year to be able to not only co-teach with her but to take the reigns in the classroom as well. She is not only guiding and helping me with my future classroom, but she is also helping me as a person. My CT and I are working on my weaknesses that I know that I have in the classroom so that when the time comes for me to be able to have my own class (or even when I am teaching in her class) I have better control of what I am doing. I am going to use this year to improve on anything that I can within the classroom that I need to and am capable of.
This year is the last year that I have my school to help me in any way that I could possibly need when it comes to my education. Up until this year, everything has been structured and well laid out that I knew exactly where I needed to be and when I needed to be there. We have a little more freedom with our teaching this year which is going to make a great learning experience for all of us. I believe that this will be the beginning of us being able to spread our metaphorical wings and see how far we fly. We still have the guidance of our CTs and teachers to help us if we fall.
I think this year is going to be a fantastic experience for me. I want to be able to expand my knowledge, gain and grown on so many levels this year so that I will hopefully be more prepared when I embark on my own journey without the "hand" of my college guiding me. I know that I cannot always depend on others around me to help me out. Eventually, I will have to do all of this virtually on my own. I hope that with the experience that I am gaining this year, I will be ready to embark on the intriguing new adventure that awaits me.
...And so it begins. ...
