After reviewing my previous blog submissions it has come to my attention that I haven't delved into the why as much as I should have. I haven't explained to my loyal readers, all one of you out there, how I got into this career path. This is an excellent inspiration for my next post but it is not an easy topic to adress because frankly, I have no idea.
I remember being a young wide eyed student absorbing every word my teachers said to me. I loved to read and I really loved to learn. I was one of those kids that begged my mom to take me school supply shopping in July, 'just in case they ran out of Crayolas and I got stuck with RoseArt because Lisa Frank-ly they just don't color the same.'
I also remember those awkward middle years where school was the only place I fit in and I was more likely to cry about earning a B than about losing a boy. Even high school was great for me, I was a band geek. head band geek to be precise, class president, I had a good GPA, it was awesome. And then it all rolled to an end. After my last day of high school, after I had been accepted into my choice school and everything looked brilliant, I asked myself, "What the hell am I gonna do now?" School was all I ever really loved to do. Sure I had considered becoming a marine biologist or a pediatrician but what I really wanted to do was to just stay in school. So I ditched my choice school and landed in a podunk Community College with a schedule that lacked direction.
As I sloughed through the miles upon miles of options for electives I noticed that there were a lot of classes studying Education, so I took one. Then I took two more. Then I found myself with an AA and all the pre-reqs for a Bachelors Degree in Secondary Education. Now I could have reconsidered this train of thought when I began at my University but I had developed a passion for the other side of the desk. As for my blog post, why deviate now? I know what I'm passionate about and I don't really have many other interests so I'll just stick with the familiar.
I really enjoyed reading this post. My favorite line is "I was one of those kids that begged my mom to take me school supply shopping in July...Lisa Frank-ly they just don't color the same." Because I can both sympathize with your love for school and need to rush to buy school supplies, as well as your hilarious Lisa Frank description. I never thought much of her either. The honesty that you project in this post is great too. Not a lot of people would make "just sticking with the familiar" an optimistic or satisfactory experience, your contentness and sense of direction is refreshing.
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