2015...What a great year!!

Happy New Year!! This is probably my favorite time of year, wanna know why?... It is a time to reflect and become better.

Two things I love about life, memories! and of course the constant opportunity to be better.

Everything we do in life is building memories. It is like having a little snapshot camera and it is constantly going off and never runs out of space. it is simply amazing!!

I want to take a moment and go through the last year and see all the memories I created.
(Warning: There are some images that can be deemed as risky,but they were apart of my journey of last year.)

January 2015

First day of Classes Winter semester 

Got bangs!

February 2015

The only picture I have in February

March 2015

 

Hot Springs in Idaho 

Bri and I explored Campus

 April 2015

Joey and I, finally together!

May 2015

Molly and I on a cruise!

Summer time has officially started!

June 2015

National Best Friend Day!

July 2015

Youth Center Field Trip, one of my favorite kids!

Started Herbalife! I hate this photo,but it shows how far I have come. 

Dyed my hair dark purple!

August 2015

Diamondback games with my man. 

Escape the Room for my birthday

September 2015

 

Last Semester: Senior Year!! 

First Legal Drink....JK!!!

Built a tower half as tall as me-Science class

Rooming with Bri again. :)

 Lost 31 lbs from Herbalife!

October 2015

 

Craved a pumpkin in Utah!

 Holy Cow!-Halloween

November 2015

First day at the Middle School

 Friendsgiving-FHE family 

First day in  the elementary school!

My second graders thanksgiving performance!

 December 2015

 

Nicole's Wedding 

 Life throws all kinds of things at you and really it all depends on your attitude on how you deal with it. After looking over this past year, I am going to continue to...

Love life <3

Teaching: An underrated profession

Take a minute and think about your favorite teacher. A teacher who changed your life, or helped  you remember something all these years? What kind of qualities did he/she have?

I am a semester away from becoming a teacher! I am so excited and ready for the challenge. Something though that has bugged me is that when I told others I was going to become a teacher those people would typically say,"wow you must be so patient", "That is going to be fun because you get to play with kids all day", or "Wow that must be an easy major because you basically relearn everything you learned in elementary school".

Granted the first is true, but the last statement is partially true. The middle statement isn't even close to being true. I do have to be patient because I am working with 30 other students who all need my attention at the same time. I love this quote. It says, "If a doctor, lawyer, or dentist had 40 people in his office at one time, all of whom had different needs, and some of whom didn't want to be there and were causing trouble, and the doctor, lawyer, or dentist, without assistance,  had to treat  them all with professional excellence  for nine months, then he might have some conception of  the classroom teacher's job." -Donald D. Quinn
Now think about to the teacher at the beginning, did you play all day with him/her? Probably not! Though it is true children learn best through play it doesn't mean a teacher is just playing with the students all day. Moments of play will for sure have an aspect of learning. The last statement is partially true. I do learn things I have learned in elementary school,but I don't learn it like a student, I learn it like a teacher. I have to learn the ins and outs of something and be able to explain that concept at least 3 different ways, more if possible.

Teaching isn't just going to a school presenting a lesson(s), playing with children, then going home and grading papers.  If that was the case then yes of course it would be easy, but it isn't. Teaching is about making concepts, skills, and relationships last a lifetime. Teaching is about inspiring the children to be the best they can be when the world tells them differently.

Here is just a  small list of what teachers need to do:
-actor/actress
-artist
-singers
-be organized
-plan everything!!!!
-teach all 4 learning styles
-be mentors
-Customer service reps.( talking with parents in the best way possible)
- think on their feet change at the drop of a hat
-supervise
-Feedback
-Be positive at all times
-Provide supplies

That is just a short list of just some of the things that teachers do. I know this may look like I am ranting about how bad it is to be a teacher, but I wouldn't want to trade it for anything. I love that I will be a teacher soon and if someone want to put me down about doing it then fine. I have accepted the second greatest calling in the world next to be being parents and I know that doing anything else wouldn't make me happy.

So the next time you encounter someone who is becoming a teacher think twice about what you say to them. You truly don't understand all the work they do behind the scenes when no one is looking.

I am excited to become a teacher this year and I am going to continue to love my profession and ....
Love Life <3