I’m now realizing that teaching is not for the faint of heart. And it’s damn hard for young people in their twenties just starting out to be okay with all the things about teaching…or any job for that matter. Being in your twenties—just out of college—well, to be frank, you’re used to everything being about you. Your class schedule. Your weekends. Your free time. Your college experience. Your learning experiences. You. And now it’s time to break free of that, and it’s a hard thing. Harder than any of us expected. You don’t always get a weekend to yourself, to relax and drink, and do whatever the hell you want. And you probably have hardly any free time. And sometimes it's just so damn hard that you don't feel like you're learning anything at all.
We were warned. But we didn’t listen. And I think that’s how it has to be. Everyone knows that you don’t learn until you’ve experienced it. And that statement can be applied to teaching…looks like I’ve come full circle. My students will learn nothing unless they experience it. Experience it in such a way that is meaningful to them.
Kt
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