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This week in my class I was reflecting on my experience in my cooperating teachers classroom. I thought about how I found myself day dreaming in the middle of my lesson, hoping one day someone would think of how good of a teacher I was, just as I was doing right then. It brought me back to the beginning of the year when I first walked into her classroom and immediately judged her. Her walls were bare, and the room was messy. She had no desk or formal place to call her own. I couldn’t believe she would want her room to look like that. Then I thought about today, and as I looked around the class I could see how much fun the students were having and how engaged they were. They didn’t care about the classroom or if their teacher had decorations around, they just truly enjoyed the lesson. This is when I realized that it’s not about presentation that makes you a good teacher, it’s about how you teach and how passionate you are. If you truly care about education and the knowledge of your stu...

This week I bought a new self help book titled "Soul Catcher". It was recommended to me by a friend who thought I would benefit from it. At first I didn't really see the point in this book, but once I started to read it and participate in the activities I really began to see a difference in my life. This book really reminded me all that I have to be thankful for and how to always look for the positive side in things. That self love is one of the most important things to have, and that only when you have a full and happy heart then can you begin to spread love throughout the world.

During my first year of college I signed up to be a donor for BeTheMatch. At the time, I only did it for a free t-shirt and the assurance that my name probably wouldn't be called. I really didn't think about what I would do if I really was a match. Fast forward two years later during my senior year, I got a call that I am match for a child with Leukemia... When I first answered the phone I was surprised. Surprised that I really was a match after all. In the beginning I was scared, didn't know what to do, or if I should still say yes? I was only a freshman at the time when I signed up, and it was partly to get the free shirt that they were giving out. I never thought that I would ever be a serious candidate. Then, I thought about the feelings that were going through my mind, and how that little child I matched with was having those same thoughts every day of their life. It clicked in my head that I could probably save their life. And that's when it really hit me. There...

Last week during my internship, my cooperating teacher asked me to teach for the very first time. I was completely taken by surprise. I had never taught alone before, and this was my first time ever being in a 5th grade classroom. I was overwhelmed, nervous, and a little bit panicky. My cooperating teacher gave me the lesson plan and stepped aside so that I could teach the class. It was only a quick 30 minute lesson, but boy did it feel like forever. When it was all said and done, my teacher told me I had actually done pretty well. She said that it takes time to learn what I am doing and nobody is good at something the first time they try it. Even the best teachers had a first day. At first I was a little bit angry that my teaching just threw me into the water without any warning at all. Then, I realized what a blessing it actually was. During the rest of my teaching career I will faced with many unexpected challenges and situations and teaching a class unexpectedly is probably going...