This first quarter has taught me a lot. The first thing I learned is that they really do not teach you anything about the classroom while you are in college. It is common sense and street smarts that get you through day-to-day activities in a classroom not textbooks and these fancy methods.
Kids will eat you alive if you think you can come into a classroom and put into place what your professors told you that a classroom should a certain way. I now have 22 kids in my room with 22 completely different wants, needs, and struggles. Between the ADHD kids that are medicated to the ones that aren't, to the fetal alcohol student that brings all kinds of new challenges, to the ones that have parents that are going through divorces or who have already gone through a divorce, the ones that parent is dealing with addiction, are in prison or who are worried that one of their other kids will commit suicide because they have already attempted it twice this year.
You will not come out of
college prepared
to handle
these
situations!
Common sense, compassion, patience, and a lot of love will prepare you for these situations.
I love my job and there have been a few days that I have questioned if I should go back into the financial world because I wasn't sure if I was the right person to handle these situations but what I learned is I am! We made it through and all these kids need is someone to love them, be patient with them and share in their struggles and guide them along the way.
This is the best profession to get into and I am so happy that I have finally found my place in this world!
