This semester I have had the opportunity to practice teaching 7th graders in a Language Arts class 2 days a week for half the day. I have thoroughly, very much to my surprise, enjoyed these little people. They are so funny and even though some days they really get under my skin I mostly just feel so amused at watching them. And honestly I love observing the middle school society from an outside perspective- who's cool, who's smart, who's tough...- it's fascinating to me to watch this "world" they have.
One thing has really made me chuckle several times to myself though. There are a couple of students in every class, who know EVERY answer, who read ahead, who do the worksheet in 5 minutes, who are so nice and kind and sweet, and want to be good students, and want me to like them, and I do... but they are DRIVING ME CRAZY!!! and that is the hilarious because that is the student I used to be.
How ironic that the students who bug me are the reflection of the student I was.
I wonder if this will keep happening as I get older in life?
Other than that, my life is crazy. 2 jobs, full-time student, student teaching, and the ever looming conundrum that I am not yet married :) But I am happy, I got Jesus and I am going to make it.
sweet or tart?
I think I'm over making this classification because I have learned even the tart stuff lead to the sweet- so it's all sweet in the end.
