So Here I go, It's my shot

It took me long enough to set up this blog.  Titles like Brave New Student Teacher, Portrait of a Hungry Student, Tender is English Education and Mission: Learning to Educate didn't make the cut.  I reflected for about an hour and multiple times asked my husband what he thought.  I'm sure he is glad I finally decided upon one.  So about my title, it's part of my story.  Numerous times people ask me what am I going to school for and every time I say "I want to be an educator," they seriously look at me like I lost my mind.  I do however think that to want to be an educator, one must be somewhat crazy.  If after all you hear on the news, the pay and what you have to deal with does not make you want to drop the program, then we have a little bit of crazy inside of us.  However it is something positive.  I cannot wait to arrive at my cooperating teacher classroom at Central High School with my teaching partner Emmanuel Ramos and grasp the opportunity.  Little by little every semester we have been taking baby steps and this is a new step on this journey.  One that has already proven to be insomniac, tiring, frustrating and yet rewarding.  I picture my crazy self putting on some inspirational song and listening to it on my way to exit 21 until I finally arrive at the brick facade which is Central High School.  Something like "Eye of The Tiger," or maybe "I Will Survive."  Of course arriving at this new classroom will be a roller coaster of anxiety, fear, excitement and hunger all at the same time. But being prepared and in the right set of mind is key. To want to be a teacher, it means you must want to wake up every day with the desire to give, the desire to learn and the desire to motivate your self in order to motivate others.  It also means to listen to what others have to say and pretend not to listen.  As I go into this new step of my journey, I cannot erase what has been said in the past or what will be said in the present or future.  I do however can embrace the moment, capture the experience, seize the opportunity and lose myself.   So when I am there for the first time and in conjunction with not only my friend but my partner in the classroom we can only hope that we learn more about the vast world of teaching.