I was actually really nervous coming into my student teaching assignment but I am now almost half way through my first placement and feeling way more confident than I ever thought I would. I graduated from Iowa State in 2009 so I am not to worried about graduating a second time. The most daunting part is all of the things that need to be done before graduation and the search for a job after graduation, I am really excited for the actual graduating part because it finally means I can settle down and start looking for a job.
My mother is an elementary art teacher and has been for the last 22 years. There has always been a slight longing to be a teacher but it didn't really occur to me that it was really what I was passionate about until I graduated with my first degree. I spent a year looking for graphic design jobs and working a part time job after graduation with no luck and no real motivation to continue with graphic design. It was here that I finally realized I didn't want that clientele relationship because I was having no real impact on their lives the way I wanted. I started to focus on how amazing it would be to explore the impact I would have on a child when working as a teacher. So here I am now almost ready to graduate with an Elementary and Art Education degree two years later.
The wardrobe change is a professional one when talking about student teaching attire. When you enter a school as a student teacher you are pretty much on a interview each and everyday so it is important to lead with your best foot forward and in the most professional manner at all times.
My mother is an elementary art teacher and has been for the last 22 years. There has always been a slight longing to be a teacher but it didn't really occur to me that it was really what I was passionate about until I graduated with my first degree. I spent a year looking for graphic design jobs and working a part time job after graduation with no luck and no real motivation to continue with graphic design. It was here that I finally realized I didn't want that clientele relationship because I was having no real impact on their lives the way I wanted. I started to focus on how amazing it would be to explore the impact I would have on a child when working as a teacher. So here I am now almost ready to graduate with an Elementary and Art Education degree two years later.
The wardrobe change is a professional one when talking about student teaching attire. When you enter a school as a student teacher you are pretty much on a interview each and everyday so it is important to lead with your best foot forward and in the most professional manner at all times.
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