A Junior (in College) learning about herself in a 5th Grade class....?

     Wow, so many things have been on my mind since we have started observing in the classrooms.  I found out a lot of things about myself as well as questioned some things.  I have found out that I really do LOVE being in the classroom.  I LOVE interacting with the students.  When you see the light bulb in their head go off or when they say something that makes you laugh or think "wow, I never thought of that," it really reassures me that this is what I want to do.

     I have recently been really excited to start getting the ball rolling with signing up for student teaching and student teaching abroad.  I have my meeting this week which I am both nervous and excited for.  10 weeks will be a long time away from my friends and family in a place I have never been but I am thinking of it as an experience of a life time that I can't pass up.  I feel as if it will be a great way for me to get to know how different school systems can really be. Australia, Here I Come!

     Through my observation class I have come to ask myself the question of: Am I prepared to teach a class of 30 students?  Will I be able to have enough control that they will pay attention and stay on task when I ask them too? Will I ever have enough lesson plans to last them through the whole day? Will I have enough lesson plans to last the students through the year? Will my students learn something in my classroom?  WILL I MAKE A DIFFERENCE?

     I want to feel confident and prepared when I walk into my first day of class as a teacher.  I think that with a few more classes under my belt I can feel more prepared to walk into my class and be a great teacher.