My first prac at Mindarie is over!
Exhale.
I feel like I've finally had a moment to sit down and breath.
My two week teaching prac at Mindarie Senior College has finally ended and though I am relieved I can finally rest and turn my brain off, the thought it is my last time there was bittersweet. I had such a great time on prac, the students were great, the staff were great - Mindarie is really a great school! I didn't want to leave...
I have to admit, it wasn't easy though. From day one I was thrown into it, taking pretty much four classes of media and not only trying to get to know all the students and teach them but having to learn the content material as well. I have a new found respect for teachers. It really is alot of work, and more than being a job it is a lifestyle.
My social life was pretty much obsolete over the past fortnight, living on average 5 hours sleep a night and surviving on energy drinks to get me through the day I am surprised my liver hasn't decided to call it a day on me! Yes, full on is definately how I would of described it, but as tiring as it was it was so fulfilling.
The students there are so full of potential. They are so funny, interesting and individually unique. I wish I had more time to just sit down and get to know them better. I was sitting with Ruth at Dome tonight and I just thought "wow God is so amazing". Who would of thought I would be a teacher? When I started my degree in Digital Media all I wanted was a job where I could sit in a cubical and not have to talk to anyone. Now, even the thought of going somewhere where there are people excites me. People are so facinating and full of potential its crazy. God has just opened the doors for me to get into teaching and even I can't believe the heart change God has done in me.
I know I have been called to make a difference and seeing it unfold before my eyes is something I can't quite put into words.
I feel like I've finally had a moment to sit down and breath.
My two week teaching prac at Mindarie Senior College has finally ended and though I am relieved I can finally rest and turn my brain off, the thought it is my last time there was bittersweet. I had such a great time on prac, the students were great, the staff were great - Mindarie is really a great school! I didn't want to leave...
I have to admit, it wasn't easy though. From day one I was thrown into it, taking pretty much four classes of media and not only trying to get to know all the students and teach them but having to learn the content material as well. I have a new found respect for teachers. It really is alot of work, and more than being a job it is a lifestyle.
My social life was pretty much obsolete over the past fortnight, living on average 5 hours sleep a night and surviving on energy drinks to get me through the day I am surprised my liver hasn't decided to call it a day on me! Yes, full on is definately how I would of described it, but as tiring as it was it was so fulfilling.
The students there are so full of potential. They are so funny, interesting and individually unique. I wish I had more time to just sit down and get to know them better. I was sitting with Ruth at Dome tonight and I just thought "wow God is so amazing". Who would of thought I would be a teacher? When I started my degree in Digital Media all I wanted was a job where I could sit in a cubical and not have to talk to anyone. Now, even the thought of going somewhere where there are people excites me. People are so facinating and full of potential its crazy. God has just opened the doors for me to get into teaching and even I can't believe the heart change God has done in me.
I know I have been called to make a difference and seeing it unfold before my eyes is something I can't quite put into words.
