A word from the wise.

Student teaching is SO soon. I decided one of my best courses of action was to talk to a student teacher, who will finish his last 5 days of student teaching this coming week. After speaking with him, I learned several valuable lessons. I asked what his biggest lesson learned was and he told me that you will not know what to expect from students until you are actually in the classroom... And then you still won't know. He appreciated the experience that the field gave him and he felt that classes were great steps for preparation, although you can never be fully prepared for the real classroom until you are in it. 

I have to say, I agree with him. It proves this even in the ncpts 5: Teachers reflect on their teaching. He found, through practice, what worked and what didn't work. He reflected on this every hour to every day of his teaching. 

These past few weeks I have learned to roll with the punches and grow as time allows. For some reason, every college student is bombarded the last month of school. Whether this is their own fault because they've put off everything, or because professors need a few more grades, it happens. And it is felt all across the campus. Even though this widespread panic and stress attacks all of us, this does not mean it is okay to get sloppy with your work because it's drawing near the end of the semester. 

It means finish strong because you're nearing the end. This is a good thing. 

As my friend, Troy Bolton, famous Wildcat basketball player, once told me, "we're all in this together."

Always,
Brittany Kertesz