Week one of being paid for teaching has been a success!
I love the school, the kids are great, and I am teaching art
after earning my college degree. My 5:30 AM alarm doesn’t totally thrill me but
that’s all in part of having an awesome paying job that makes me want to come
to school every day. Another plus is I love my teacher wardrobe, feeling put
together every day makes for a more positive day. In fact this week I have been
more nervous about driving in the dark than I have about teaching. I have really
been pushing myself mentally to take risks with my career and not stay in my
comfort zone. I want to be able to have experiences, find a full time job, and
being involved in teaching across the board not just in my classroom. I even
took a jump and signed up to present at the MAEA spring conference with one of
my greatest teacher friends. J
I also feel the drive to get up out of bed in the wee
mornings because I am super excited about what I am teaching right now as well.
Art 3 is working on a printmaking project I developed so it’s been really
rewarding to incorporate my love of printmaking and putting my skills to the
test. I can’t wait to post pictures of the final projects.
Art 1 is the class I feared the most because I am
responsible for teaching them the foundations of art in a way that they will
retain what they are learning and be able to apply it in the future. Today I
taught them how to draw a one-point perspective and it went really well! I felt
like I spoke clearly and the students were showing off their creativity after
they got the basics down. I can feel my confidence budding again and I am
making strides towards just feeling like I am the bomb diggity.
I have also made some progress in the way of the wedding…I
purchased everything I need for invitations and started working on my bouquet.
I have been making decisions and crossing things off of my list which is great
because we are about to hit the six month mark! Six months and I will be a
married lady!!! Where has the time gone seriously!? I have been buried in
school for so long it’s nice to shift my focus.
I’m extremely content
with how my life is going right now. It feels great to be a college graduate,
working woman, and future bride. My one complaint is I can’t stay warm!!!!!!! I
am such a cold natured person that it’s scarves, sweaters and gloves all day
long for me. If you are reading this locally which I assume all of you are make
sure you are bundling up! It is getting too cold out and I am wearing three
pairs of socks as I type this. You laugh but I am not kidding!
