Practice Teaching

Scratch that...

Student teaching. No wait, thats not it either.

Teacher Internship. Ahhh. Thats much better! Either way, I am official. As of today, I am semi in charge of students all day at an elementary school. And I couldn't be happier. Well I possibly could if I had the energy to be.

But thats beside the point. I think more than graduation, every education major dreams of the day that we student teach. Its like, what grown-ups do, only without the bills.

(By the way, those will come for me in 60 days...the day I become a wife. Woah.)

So student teaching began with nerves. I knew I could handle it. I was born for this. But I was like a little kid about to go into the candy shop that they have been longing to go in the moment they entered the mall. The excitement and anticipation about the goodness to come are inevitable. But the ache in the bottom of your stomach that comes from uncertainty in undeniable. But I pushed through and got to school at 6:45 for carpool duty. 'Nuff said.

The day was practically flawless. I chatted with my mentor teacher all day and only got more excited about whats to come in these next few months. I met my students. I made my spot in the room. I wore a shiny new name tag. I looked official. I said looked.

But it was all that I dreamed it would be. Screaming children. Runny noses. Bathroom breaks. Thirsty mouths. And warm hearts.

It was perfect.