Teaching

I remember when I decided to leave the Department of Corrections to become a teacher and thinking to myself, "How hard can it be?" I thought that I could do anything for 54 minutes (the length of one class period). Well, the first day of teaching, I learned just how long 54 minutes could be. Although I am glad that I made the change, it is definitely not what I assumed it would be going in to it. It is much more complex than the picture I had painted in my mind. Teaching is a challenging job. Yet, it is one of the most rewarding jobs as well. As a student, I have learned how to make my job as a teacher easier and more successful. As a teacher, I have been reminded of the art that goes with teaching. The combination of being a student and a teacher has taught me how to share my knowledge with my students by teaching them lessons in my area of expertise and also preparing them for our workforce. Teaching is a lot harder than I had initially expected. Yet, it has been a rather rewarding challenge. With the said, I am not certain that I would have been very successful at this challenge without the things that I have learned as a student.