February 2013...What?????

Wow....I cannot believe it is already close to the end of February.  Everything is moving so quickly.  I am almost finished with session A of my student teaching and I have learned so much about not only teaching but myself.  I have got to relax and trust GOD with His plan for me and what He wants me to do in my life.  I am so hard on myself and judge myself harder than anyone else would. I have to trust Him to make my path clear and just let Him led my steps.

Next I will be in a Special Education classroom that is self-contained.  This is where I feel most comfortable but I still have so much to learn.  For the past 5 1/2 years I have been the teacher's aide and not the teacher.  It is a shift not only in the natural but also the spiritual.  I am excited but also a little apprehensive.

Student Teaching!

Today was my first day of student teaching!  After 5 1/2 years of being a para-professional and going to school for the past 5 years, I began my student teaching and I am only months away from becoming a teacher and having my own classroom.  It was exciting and there was a great deal of anxiety.  God is so good and has provided so much support an encouragement preparing me for this day.  I am so excited to see what He will on a daily basis.  The staff and students at Pinkerton Elementary are so supportive and encouraging, they want what is best for me and are so ready to help.  Robin, Mary, Katie, Natalie and other are so great to help me in any way possible.