Now that I have fulfilled my mission and finished with university, I’m ready to say that yes I am ready to teach now! With full confidence I say that I am ready to enter the world of teaching. Why am I ready? What makes me feel ready?
To begin with, my experience in the Practicum course made me realize a lot of things which I would have never been able to realize on my own. I’ll start by telling you that it never rains, it only pours. The main idea though is that you have to learn to put up with the heavy rain. You have to learn to adapt and become familiar with the cold and the dark days. Always carry an extra umbrella with you, an extra jacket, and extra pair of boots perhaps. That way you’re always ready to face the rain, to face the difficulties with an open heart. This is the first issue I learned throughout the practicum course. I surely am not talking about the actual rain and I'm not going to carry boots around with me. I'm just going to apply this vivid quote to the classroom and the life of a teacher.
A teacher should always be ready to face any problem in the classroom. Therefore, teachers should always have those extra items in their minds. The extra umbrella could be an extra activity. The extra jacket is another way of explaining a certain concept. The extra boots are a back-up plan if the first one doesn’t work. Therefore, you should always be well prepared in order to be ready to face all the stones thrown at you. However, to be prepared one must work hard. To be ready one must put in a lot of extra effort which will pay off later on. No one will fall from the sky as a great teacher. It requires extra planning, a lot of hard work and a lot of effort to be known as a great teacher. Now that I see how hard it is I certainly owe my life to those great teachers.
It’s always going to be hard, it’s never going to be easy, but with time and practice it will get better. It might get easier and easier but only if you work hard in the beginning. Everything is hard in the beginning, but once you get a hold of it, you will find it easier and more enjoyable in the end. If you work hard from the beginning you will save yourself a lot of problems later on. If you take the right track, the train will get you where you want to be.
This practicum experience made me realize that nothing is easy. Everything needs extra planning and a lot of work. I never thought I would be so ready to teach. I never thought I would be so eager and excited to teach until I experienced it. It sure took me a week to prepare every lesson I taught. I sure was nervous and scared. It was raining and that made me more anxious. A lot of people discouraged me. I did feel upset and sad. I cried many times and felt down and tired. Yes, I'm hard to put down but many times I felt this way. However, everything I faced I was able to overcome. I managed to handle the situation and I managed to get over it. All the difficulties I experienced only made me stronger.
One last thing I realized throughout my practicum experience was that I finally got to understand. During my university years and taking all the courses wasn’t easy. I got marks and learned a lot of things. However, I never got to internally understand anything. When I stood in front of the students and started teaching. When I stood in front of them I got to understand a lot of the things my teachers do. I never understood the true meaning of teaching until I did it. Therefore, by learning in university I taught and will continue to teach. By teaching, I understood and will keep understanding.
This is what makes me feel ready. This is what makes me believe that I am capable of doing it. My passion for teaching will help me get over the obstacles and face all the challenges. Because only when you do something you love, you will enjoy it. When you enjoy something you do, then nothing will matter. It won’t matter how tiring it will get. It won’t matter how frustrated you will feel. It won’t matter how many times you’ll stay up crying and marking exams and assignments, and planning for an interesting game to shape the future of those who stand in the position you once stood before.
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