Anticipation

I feel much better about my concerns about teaching having begun Teaching Hope. It was a relief to read stories from a group of very different teachers with different situations. The story about the teacher who lost his father actually caused me to get a little emotional, especially when I reached the end when the teacher found a card on his desk from all of the students and staff. There are plenty of people who do are about teachers, but at the same time I understand that good people often times do not get a direct recognition for their hard work and dedication.

The first section of the book made me realize that I think that I would like to teach at a multicultural school. I feel that I could learn so much from students who are of a very different background than my own and I would like to try to help those students. The story about the boy from Brazil who taught his classmates to dance was incredible. I have taken a total of 6 years of Spanish and I am afraid that I will lose this language if I do not practice it. My husband and I have been talking about moving out to Colorado and I understand that 12% of the population speaks Spanish. At first I was a little nervous about trying to find a teaching job in Colorado because of the high percentage of Spanish speakers, but not it excites me.

I think I will always have some kind of anxiety/nervousness about teaching, even after years of experience. These stories remind me that I will make it through as long as I remember that the students will suffer if I do not try my best.