Rainy week

I love rain, I really do but I'm a little over it. I don't know about everyone else but I have been dealing with a stuffy head and sinus headaches all week due to this weather. I hope to feel better next week.

It's been quite a busy week for Teacher Recruitment. We have all been busy running all over WNC representing UNCA Teacher Education at College Fairs. I got to go to Haywood Community College and Brevard College this week. I enjoyed both drives thoroughly as the North Carolina leave changing scenery is gorgeous to look at. It was really great to interact with prospective students and their parents and I loved being bale to share my knowledge and personal experiences with them.

Being able to be so involved in this recruitment week has really reminded me why I decided to be a teacher in the first place. I love engaging with people; particularly children and adolescents. I learn something new from my 7th graders every week and more importantly my cooperating teacher. She let me teach for almost 30 minutes out of her 70 minute 3rd block this week and was really impressed with what I was able to do. She did however offer some advice: my pacing is a little too slow for this particular class, the majority of them have been identify as AIG students and catch on to things pretty quickly so told me it's okay to speed up a bit. Also, she encouraged me to not be so uptight and to have a little more fun. She says the beauty of 7th graders is that they at a great point in their development to process humor and love it when their teachers can have some fun with the lesson. She told me how excited she is that I am there and that I am already showing signs of becoming a great teacher. This was very encouraging to hear in the midst of a busy week. I am really glad that I am working with Teacher Recruitment during my professional year; it allows me to share personal experiences with prospective students which is very important.

As you can see it's been a busy week but I will leave you with one of my favorite teacher quotes:

"Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young."
--Henry Ford