Sunday, December 10, 2006

Six Days

So, here it is. Graduation from Black Hills State University. Five and a half years of college, and I will be graduating with a degree in elementary education, licensed to teach small children about math, reading, writing, science, and social studies. What HUGE responsibility!

I wasn't excited to graduate from high school. High school was no big deal. It was easy, I hardly even tried. Sure, I didn't ace every class I took, because I didn't try that hard. I know I could have done better if I'd really cared that much. But it was just something you had to do to get out of the way of getting on with your life.

Now I have put so much time, effort, sweat and tears into these last few semesters of college (the ones that made the most difference for me), and in a week's time, I will be walking on the stage, getting a diploma. I will finally be "grown up" and moving on with my life!

How weird is that? 24 years old doesn't seem old enough to start being a grown up, having a career, and taking on BIG responsibilities. 30 sounds like a better age to be doing that to me.

I plan on substitute teaching for the remainder of the school year, and then looking for a job near the end of that year and during the summer break. Will I find anything good? Will it be in the grade I want it to be? Will I even do any good on my own? Now's the time to see, I guess.

Whew. It's been a long journey, and this last semester of student teaching in the 4th grade classroom has really opened my eyes to what being a teacher is like. This whole semester made me realize that I want to do this. Or at least give it a try to see if I'm any good at it. Before this semester, I didn't want to do it. Didn't want to continue. But I had on semester left to go before I could graduate, so I might as well finish, right? Right. And I'm so glad I did.

1 comment:

♥april_denise said...

aww.. that's quite an accomplishment :) I'm happy for you! And I wish you all the luck in the world for finding a good job after graduation...I'm sure you'll find something that you'll love. That's what a career is all about.

I'll probably be 30 by the time I end up graduating! lol. Well hopefully it won't take me quite that long.. but yeah. :P