Challenges

Over Spring break I went in to observe some teachers at my old high school (insert OHS Mustang chant). What started as an assignment needed to tie up the quarter ended as a challenge. The last class I observed was taught by a young teacher who has only been teaching for 4 years. Watching her I felt encouraged that this was something that I could do. Moreover, I saw it as something I could love. As I thought over this during the next few days, I began to feel like God was challenging me with this. It's like he was showing me that teaching, although not the adventure that jet-setting around the world might be, may be what he wants for me right out of college. As much as this scares me (it means I have to grow up! gasp!) it's also exciting to think that I just might have found the thing God wants me to do.

My new pet peeve

One thing I've learned through observation this week: There is nothing quite as annoying as an electric pencil sharpener. Something about it drives me insane, especially because it seems like the need to sharpen a pencil is addictive. Once one student starts, every other person in the classroom realizes that their pencil could use with a good sharpening as well. Would it be completely crazy to hand out personal pencil sharpeners on the first day of class? Something tells me yes...

Smile

When Caitlin is surpassing me in blog posts, I know it's been too long since I've written. So here I am! I am a little written-out, considering that is all I have been doing for school, so I am going to give in to my tendency to write lists. I apologize if you don't love lists as much as I do, but I really can't resist the temptation. So...
Things that are making me smile:
My visit home last week. It was so good to see my parents and my grandparents!
Having Kate and Amy over for dinner.
Seeing Miss Rich, even if it was only for four hours.
My quiet times today and yesterday. I forget what a difference it makes when I stop and listen for awhile.
Passing Espanol. Here I come Span 121!
Plans for a study date with Laura and Stephanie.
My senior project, which is beginning to move past the ugly duckling stage and into a coherent paper.
The purple scrunchie I am wearing. Remind me, why did we stop wearing these?
So, even though it is dead week, I am doing pretty well. How can I not when I have this beautiful list going for me?